On 12 Oct 2004 15:24:39 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:

When I went to look at that Master Marine today, I talked to the
marina owner who told me all the boats up on the hard for sale had all
been there for more than two years and he really hoped I liked this
boat because it had been for sale for three years.

With salesmanship like that, little wonder.

It was more along the lines of the current owner had a heart attack
and he can't take care of it anymore - the point was that it was up
for sale and had been for three years.

I'm still mulling a fair offer for it.

Take care.

Tom

"The beatings will stop when morale improves."
E. Teach, 1717

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 12:52:48 GMT, bb wrote:

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 01:44:37 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

.... he really hoped I liked this
boat because it had been for sale for three years.

That's got to be one of the most ignorant things a salesman could say.
With an attitude like that, it's no wonder he's got a lot full of
boats that aren't selling.

You weren't there, you don't understand the context in which it was
said and I'm not going to explain it again.

Take care.

Tom

"The beatings will stop when morale improves."
E. Teach, 1717

coming from a savy salesman, it means make a lower than expected offer because
no one is paying expected prices these days.

dah.

.... he really hoped I liked this
boat because it had been for sale for three years.

That's got to be one of the most ignorant things a salesman could say.
With an attitude like that, it's no wonder he's got a lot full of
boats that aren't selling.

bb

On 13 Oct 2004 00:57:17 GMT, (JAXAshby) wrote:

coming from a savy salesman, it means make a lower than expected offer because
no one is paying expected prices these days.

That too. Good point.

All the best,

Tom
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is there a computer terminal in the day room of
some looney bin somewhere?"

Bilgeman - circa 2004

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 23:23:04 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

You weren't there,

I'm well aware that I wasn't there. I'm fairly sure no one else that
responded to your post was there either.

you don't understand the context in which it was
said

I was only replying to what you posted. If there was more context
that needed to be considered, it should have been included in your
post.

and I'm not going to explain it again.

You don't need to explain it again. I have read the other posts in
the thread. For whatever reason, my post didn't show up until well
after I had sent it. By that time others had made the same comment
about the salesman's statement.

Take care.

Yeah, you too.

bb

On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 15:56:50 GMT, bb wrote:

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 23:23:04 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

You weren't there,

I'm well aware that I wasn't there. I'm fairly sure no one else that
responded to your post was there either.

you don't understand the context in which it was
said

I was only replying to what you posted. If there was more context
that needed to be considered, it should have been included in your
post.

I'll give you that one. :)

and I'm not going to explain it again.

You don't need to explain it again. I have read the other posts in
the thread. For whatever reason, my post didn't show up until well
after I had sent it. By that time others had made the same comment
about the salesman's statement.

I was a little tetchy. My apologies.

Take care.

Yeah, you too.

Always do. :)


Later,

Tom

"Beware the one legged man in a butt
kicking contest - he is there for a
reason."

Wun Hung Lo - date unknown