I am new to boats and I was thinking of buying this boat that I saw on ebay.
It is a 1982 INVADER BOWRIDER and they were asking $6500 but the reserve was
$5000.
I noticed it got a lot of bids but my research of other boats seems to make
it look like the boat is not worth the $5000.
Can anyone on here tell me if this boat really is worth that much or is it
just overpriced?
What is it worth? It looks well cared for.

any help is greatly appreciated

here is the link
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...:X:RTQ:CA:1123

stevefrench wrote:
I am new to boats and I was thinking of buying this boat that I saw on ebay.
It is a 1982 INVADER BOWRIDER and they were asking $6500 but the reserve was
$5000.
I noticed it got a lot of bids but my research of other boats seems to make
it look like the boat is not worth the $5000.
Can anyone on here tell me if this boat really is worth that much or is it
just overpriced?
What is it worth? It looks well cared for.

any help is greatly appreciated

here is the link
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...:X:RTQ:CA:1123




It's a 25-year-old boat that probably sold for about $5000-$6000 new, if
that much. How much would you pay for a 25-year-old car of no particular
interesting vintage? No offense, but it isn't "worth" $1000, which would
be the price it might fetch in someone's driveway.

That is what I thought. But why are people bidding so high for it?

"hk" wrote in message
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stevefrench wrote:
I am new to boats and I was thinking of buying this boat that I saw on
ebay.
It is a 1982 INVADER BOWRIDER and they were asking $6500 but the reserve
was
$5000.
I noticed it got a lot of bids but my research of other boats seems to
make
it look like the boat is not worth the $5000.
Can anyone on here tell me if this boat really is worth that much or is
it
just overpriced?
What is it worth? It looks well cared for.

any help is greatly appreciated

here is the link
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...:X:RTQ:CA:1123


It's a 25-year-old boat that probably sold for about $5000-$6000 new, if
that much. How much would you pay for a 25-year-old car of no particular
interesting vintage? No offense, but it isn't "worth" $1000, which would
be the price it might fetch in someone's driveway.

stevefrench wrote:
That is what I thought. But why are people bidding so high for it?

"hk" wrote in message
. ..
stevefrench wrote:
I am new to boats and I was thinking of buying this boat that I saw on
ebay.
It is a 1982 INVADER BOWRIDER and they were asking $6500 but the reserve
was
$5000.
I noticed it got a lot of bids but my research of other boats seems to
make
it look like the boat is not worth the $5000.
Can anyone on here tell me if this boat really is worth that much or is
it
just overpriced?
What is it worth? It looks well cared for.

any help is greatly appreciated

here is the link
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...:X:RTQ:CA:1123

It's a 25-year-old boat that probably sold for about $5000-$6000 new, if
that much. How much would you pay for a 25-year-old car of no particular
interesting vintage? No offense, but it isn't "worth" $1000, which would
be the price it might fetch in someone's driveway.







America is full of stupid people.

"stevefrench" wrote in message
news:NY5sk.211653$gc5.119025@pd7urf2no...

That is what I thought. But why are people bidding so high for it?

If you live in Alberta, boat costs are at least 30% over US in pricing.
Which if I was in Wisconsin I might expect this to be more like $3200 or
less. Probably why many now shop south of the border.

But is this not the same boat?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1982-Invader-16-...cm dZViewItem

(One is on ebay.ca and the other, ebay.com)

I am not an ebay expert. But looks double listed.

I am surprised he can't sell it locally for $5,000 if it is in really great
shape.

It is not double listed. Ebay.ca and ebay.com share the same listings.

"Canuck57" wrote in message
news:e%dsk.110353$nD.34130@pd7urf1no...

"stevefrench" wrote in message
news:NY5sk.211653$gc5.119025@pd7urf2no...

That is what I thought. But why are people bidding so high for it?

If you live in Alberta, boat costs are at least 30% over US in pricing.
Which if I was in Wisconsin I might expect this to be more like $3200 or
less. Probably why many now shop south of the border.

But is this not the same boat?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1982-Invader-16-...cm dZViewItem

(One is on ebay.ca and the other, ebay.com)

I am not an ebay expert. But looks double listed.

I am surprised he can't sell it locally for $5,000 if it is in really
great shape.

"stevefrench" wrote in message
news:dNhsk.213182$gc5.62876@pd7urf2no...
It is not double listed. Ebay.ca and ebay.com share the same listings.

I don't think they are shared, or in at least they show 2 different bid
values.



"Canuck57" wrote in message
news:e%dsk.110353$nD.34130@pd7urf1no...

"stevefrench" wrote in message
news:NY5sk.211653$gc5.119025@pd7urf2no...

That is what I thought. But why are people bidding so high for it?

If you live in Alberta, boat costs are at least 30% over US in pricing.
Which if I was in Wisconsin I might expect this to be more like $3200 or
less. Probably why many now shop south of the border.

But is this not the same boat?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1982-Invader-16-...cm dZViewItem

(One is on ebay.ca and the other, ebay.com)

I am not an ebay expert. But looks double listed.

I am surprised he can't sell it locally for $5,000 if it is in really
great shape.

"stevefrench" wrote in message
news:R94sk.32783$hx.8254@pd7urf3no...
I am new to boats and I was thinking of buying this boat that I saw on
ebay.
It is a 1982 INVADER BOWRIDER and they were asking $6500 but the reserve
was
$5000.
I noticed it got a lot of bids but my research of other boats seems to
make
it look like the boat is not worth the $5000.
Can anyone on here tell me if this boat really is worth that much or is it
just overpriced?
What is it worth? It looks well cared for.

any help is greatly appreciated

here is the link
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...:X:RTQ:CA:1123


More like a $500 boat.

stevefrench wrote:
I am new to boats and I was thinking of buying this boat that I saw on ebay.
It is a 1982 INVADER BOWRIDER and they were asking $6500 but the reserve was
$5000.
I noticed it got a lot of bids but my research of other boats seems to make
it look like the boat is not worth the $5000.
Can anyone on here tell me if this boat really is worth that much or is it
just overpriced?
What is it worth? It looks well cared for.

any help is greatly appreciated

here is the link
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...:X:RTQ:CA:1123


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Look on Craigslist for the boats in your price range. You'll find a lot
more of them to give you a better idea of what you get for your bucks.

On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:01:05 GMT, "stevefrench"
wrote:

Can anyone on here tell me if this boat really is worth that much or is it
just overpriced?
What is it worth? It looks well cared for.

From the pictures, and he's fairly liberal with them so that's
something of a plus, it's in remarkable condition for a 25 year old
boat - I'd almost say show room condition from the pictures.

Having said that, it's still a 25 year old boat with all the attendant
potential that incurs for repairs - meaning that there is more
negative potential with a boat that old than positive.

Just guessing given it's condition, it's worth a thousand dollars max
with the usual caveats about mechanicals, but not more than that and I
wouldn't pay that much for it.

This is Ebay so that means he's probably got friends and neighbors
bidding up the price for him.