Selling a boat
 

Hello all,

I have a question about selling a boat.

It's a 17' Old Town Discovery 174 Canadian Kayak. Green.

problem is, I've only used it twice since I bought it 2 years
ago, and I don't know what it's worth, or where to advertise it!
It's in very good condition, - always been stored as instructed.

Can anyone give me a hint? Appreciate it.

H.


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Howie wrote:

It's a 17' Old Town Discovery 174 Canadian Kayak. Green.

problem is, I've only used it twice since I bought it 2 years
ago, and I don't know what it's worth, or where to advertise it!
It's in very good condition, - always been stored as instructed.

Can anyone give me a hint? Appreciate it.

First up, is it /really/ a kayak? Old Town do make Kayaks but I've
never come across a 17 footer. OTOH, they do make very well respected
17' Canadian/open canoes... Do you use single or double ended paddles
to make it go? If it's single bladed then we'll be talking canoe rather
than kayak.

I still won't know what it's worth, but if you find out I might very
well be interested if it isn't at the other end of the country. Where
abouts are you?

Pete.
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On Wed, 05 May 2004 09:37:50 +0100, Peter Clinch
wrote:

|First up, is it /really/ a kayak?

snip

Of coure it isn't. It's an open CANOE! (sorry, I was being a
pillock).

|I still won't know what it's worth, but if you find out I might very
|well be interested if it isn't at the other end of the country. Where
|abouts are you?
|
|Pete.

It's not looking good is it?. I'm in Brixham, S.Devon. - The
other end of the country :-(

H.


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Howie wrote:

It's not looking good is it?. I'm in Brixham, S.Devon. - The
other end of the country :-(

Bah!
Hey ho, hope you get a sensible valuation and sale following...

Pete.
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It's not looking good is it?. I'm in Brixham, S.Devon. - The
other end of the country :-(

Bah!
Hey ho, hope you get a sensible valuation and sale following...


Any chance you could deliver to the Midlands and I give you a tenner for it.
;-)

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On Wed, 5 May 2004 16:43:51 +0100, "John Woodhall"
wrote:

|
| It's not looking good is it?. I'm in Brixham, S.Devon. - The
| other end of the country :-(
|
| Bah!
| Hey ho, hope you get a sensible valuation and sale following...
|
|
|Any chance you could deliver to the Midlands and I give you a tenner for it.
|;-)
|
Hey! There's _always_ a chance!

Now, all we have to do is think up a set of circumstances which
would turn this chance into a certainty!

I'm thinking..........

....

Still thinking.........
;-)


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Howie wrote in message . ..
Can anyone give me a hint? Appreciate it.

Find out the list price from a couple of reatilers, I think our club
bought a similar boat recently and list was around 800 quid, but check
that out.

Remember that most retailers will knock 10% of list straight away
then, assuming it's in near mint condition, I guess you could take
another 25%, give or take, off. I'd say it needs to be enough of a
discount to make folks give up the brand new boat feeling and the
warranty/support they'd get buying new. Just my opinion though.

You've pretty much advertised on here, so try the 'for sale' forums on
the 'communicate' section SCA website[1] (though that seems to be down
at the moment) and the 'community' section of the UK Rivers site[2]. I
guess the SCA is only much use if you're in/near Scotland but you
never know.

Then there's a couple of UK paddling mags (Playboating, Paddles,
Canoeist). They all have classified pages.

Good luck.

[1] http://www.scot-canoe.org/
[2] http://pub97.ezboard.com/bukriversguidebook

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On 5 May 2004 09:30:04 -0700, (Charlie)
wrote:

snip

Thanks Charlie, Some really useful advice here.

Appreciate it, - thanks.

H.



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I've just ordered a Brand New one having not been able to find one
secondhand (but I'm too far away as well)!. Cheapest price I could find new
was £617

Hope this helps.

TSS

"Howie" wrote in message
...
On 5 May 2004 09:30:04 -0700, (Charlie)
wrote:

snip

Thanks Charlie, Some really useful advice here.

Appreciate it, - thanks.

H.



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On Wed, 5 May 2004 22:16:33 +0100, "TSS"
wrote:

|I've just ordered a Brand New one having not been able to find one
|secondhand (but I'm too far away as well)!. Cheapest price I could find new
|was £617
|
|Hope this helps.
|
|TSS
It certainly does.

Thanks very much.

H.

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"Howie" wrote in message
...
Hello all,

I have a question about selling a boat.

It's a 17' Old Town Discovery 174 Canadian Kayak. Green.

problem is, I've only used it twice since I bought it 2 years
ago, and I don't know what it's worth, or where to advertise it!
It's in very good condition, - always been stored as instructed.

Can anyone give me a hint? Appreciate it.

H.


Howie: Where have you been with this boat!!?? I spent 2 years searching high
and low for one that I could import to the Baltics from England, but now I'm
gone from there. I am very well acquianted with OT boats (lived right next
door to the factory in Maine for 4 years, and was a guide for many years).
The 17' Discovery is an excellent all-around solo or tandem boat, good
stability and is very good for camping trips as well as day-paddles on lakes
and rivers. I've even taken it into open water for ocean paddling. I'm
curious where you got it.

I can tell you its value, and I think I'll even make an offer on it. I'll be
in Plymouth all this summer, gone for the winter, and back again all next
summer, so I might even be interested in having you store it at your place
for me (if you're willing) so I can use it in the summers.

Email me if you still have it: myronbuck-at- (followed by) yahoo-dot-com

--riverman

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Hi,

I've been here. Where have you been? !

Actually, I do still have it at the moment, although someone is
interested at the moment, at £450.
If you want a look, - you'll have to be quick. First come, first
served etc..
Sorry - can't offer storage.

Regrads,
Howard.
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"Howie" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I've been here. Where have you been? !

Actually, I do still have it at the moment, although someone is
interested at the moment, at £450.
If you want a look, - you'll have to be quick. First come, first
served etc..
Sorry - can't offer storage.

Regrads,
Howard.


Without storage, I can't buy it, since I live in Congo and transporting it
here would be impossible. But for the record, this boat retails new in the
US for about $1100 US (£620), and delivery costs to the UK are about another
$200 (£112), so NEW, the retail price for your boat is about £700. Used
boats in mint condition go for about 80% of the new price, so the value of
this boat is about £600 in the UK. Unless things have changed, and its
easier to find canoes there. In that case, the resell price is whatever you
can get for it!

--riverman

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On Wed, 05 May 2004 09:17:14 +0100, Howie
wrote:

Hello all,

I have a question about selling a boat.

It's a 17' Old Town Discovery 174 Canadian Kayak. Green.

problem is, I've only used it twice since I bought it 2 years
ago, and I don't know what it's worth, or where to advertise it!
It's in very good condition, - always been stored as instructed.

Can anyone give me a hint? Appreciate it.

Hi

I sold one about 2 years ago I would think £400 - £600

You could try ebay


Thank you

John O'Connell


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