Phideaux
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I wonder how soon we'll see it back on the market, after a quick cosmetic spruce-up of the interior, being advertised at £6,950 for "quick sale" 
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I wonder how soon we'll see it back on the market, after a quick cosmetic spruce-up of the interior, being advertised at £6,950 for "quick sale"
I reckon they'd get it if they sell it at the start of the sailing season.The only thing to watch out for is boatyard charges.Nock a £1000 off for that & you have the profit.
There are boats around here been for sail for years & rather than nock down the price they must have incurred several thousand in boat yard charges
sailorman
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ASs i said earlier
His mate might have "Won" the auction
Somebody got a stunning bargain I reckon & the owner must be gutted.I'd never have sold it like that with no reserve.
Certainly puts a lot of the boats you see just sitting around in boatyards for sale not going anywhere in perspective!
& as for the new boat market
His mate might have "Won" the auction
Phideaux
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His mate might have "Won" the auction
In which case not only has he not sold the boat but he's just forked out another £100+ in eBay fees. If the three other bidders all stopped at £2,500 or less then this must indicate to the seller that any hope for £6-8k is wishful thinking in the current market.
sailorman
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sebbie
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The sale wasn't a hoax. Also the boat was genuine with no major faults - virtually unused new Volvo Penta diesel, unused new sails and s/s standing rigging. Someone got an amzing bargain.
The E. G. Van Der Stadt designed Pioneer 9 - "Zee Harlekijn" was originally owned and raced by a retired army major on the south coast until a college lecturer bought her in the early 70's and moved her to Holyhead. She was owned by the same person for nearly 40 years and had been well maintained, including new s/s standing rigging, new sails, new Volvo Penta diesel and hull epoxy coating all purchased shortly before the owner died and only with a few hours use on them.
Apparently the widow put her up "for sale" with the local boat yard, but only had joke offers from a couple of time wasters who couldn't complete the sale. Meanwhile she was paying hard standing storage fees and insurance, so the boat was basically given away last year together with the dinghies and other equipment.
It appears that the lucky recipient (the ebay vendor) didn't know much about sailing - as some of you seem to have noticed from the numerous hoax-like errors in the advert, so after a couple of outings he put her up for sale.
So perhaps you needn't be too worried about "the poor guy must be desperate". Let's hope that "Zee Harlekijn" has found a good owner to take her up to her 50th birthday.
The E. G. Van Der Stadt designed Pioneer 9 - "Zee Harlekijn" was originally owned and raced by a retired army major on the south coast until a college lecturer bought her in the early 70's and moved her to Holyhead. She was owned by the same person for nearly 40 years and had been well maintained, including new s/s standing rigging, new sails, new Volvo Penta diesel and hull epoxy coating all purchased shortly before the owner died and only with a few hours use on them.
Apparently the widow put her up "for sale" with the local boat yard, but only had joke offers from a couple of time wasters who couldn't complete the sale. Meanwhile she was paying hard standing storage fees and insurance, so the boat was basically given away last year together with the dinghies and other equipment.
It appears that the lucky recipient (the ebay vendor) didn't know much about sailing - as some of you seem to have noticed from the numerous hoax-like errors in the advert, so after a couple of outings he put her up for sale.
So perhaps you needn't be too worried about "the poor guy must be desperate". Let's hope that "Zee Harlekijn" has found a good owner to take her up to her 50th birthday.