"Harry Krause" wrote
Incidentally, I did not advertise the boat on ebay. Too many asshole
buyers looking for "boat bargains" on ebay.

My experience with eBay has been that it's a seller's market. If you have
something of value and you present it well, you're likely to get a premium
price for it. Ebay's asshole ratio doesn't seem to me to be any higher than
the rest of the world.

And in answer to JimH's OP, I'd never buy something as big as a boat sight
unseen. (Even the little ones I can afford to buy.)