"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"D.Duck" wrote in message
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I emailed the guy advertising "your" boat on Craig's List. I asked him
if it was the same rig with the exact same pictures that is advertised on
YachtWorld.com.

Funny thing, no reply. 8)


I also emailed him at the address he originally contacted me with.
Surprise ... no answer.
I have his phone number .... but what's the point .... what's done is
done. If he's a dealer, which I now suspect, he didn't do anything
illegal. I think he was a bit dishonest and shady in the manner in which
he represented himself to me but I have to ask myself this:

If he had been up front and told me he was a dealer and intended to resell
the boat the boat, would it have made any difference to me? The answer is
no. He paid my asking price. I think the only thing that bugs me is the
fact that I think I was more honest in the description of the boat's
condition and history in the original listing and on the referenced link
to my website. On the other hand, he may perform all the service and
maintenance issues the boat and engine require before selling it.

One of the other interested parties that responded to my original listing
... in fact, the one who later discovered and informed me of the boat
being listed again on the Providence Craigslist made an offer to him.

He worded his offer as follows: "I'll give you 500 bucks more than what
you paid for it, $12,500."

Eisboch

Was he dishonest in his dealing with you, in my opinion no.

What gets me, his craigslist ad is very misleading and dishonest by
representing the boat he is selling by using pictures of another boat. Did
yours even have the ladder on the transom?

Just to be a pain in the rear I email the folks at yachtworld.com with the
link to the CraigsList ad. Someone in YW sales responded to me that they
would try to contact him.

Next time you have a deal like this, please let me know. 80