boat values

[Whitelighter]

Yes OK Nick, I can see the reverse side of the arguement that for a seller a low offer might be better than no offer and at least it gets the buyer thinking about owning that boat etc etc.

The section I really was reffering to was the comment that the buyer was being told (the sellers desperate/needs to sell asap/will take any bid etc. Not sure I would want my broker spreading that around, even if it were true. At least, not on the first visit any how....

 

[JohnRob]

Yes, seems to me because the volumes are so low, when you take into account the boat variables (age, hours, condition, spec, etc) and other variables (location, how many others on the market, how much a particular buyer wants a boat, how much the seller wants to sell the boat (maybe they've struck a great deal on their move up, new one is just arriving? etc) the variation around a median price for boat for year could be so wide, it would not be that meaningful. Asking prices give a reasonable guide and whether something is sold 10-20% below that could be for all sorts of reasons, which may have no relevance at all to the next boat sold. That does it for me. Mind you, as I tend to hold on to mine for a long time, fortunately it doesn't come up too often!

 

[Nautibusiness]

Yes, seems to me because the volumes are so low,

I beg to differ.
New boat sales aren't exactly spectacular, but most good, responsible brokers have never been busier than in the last 18 months.

Down here, our feet haven't touched the ground.
If the boat is good quality and priced "fairly" not necessaily cheaply, then it will sell with little issue.

Price is important, but not in being cheap, simply not in being expensive.

 

[AndieMac]

I beg to differ.
New boat sales aren't exactly spectacular, but most good, responsible brokers have never been busier than in the last 18 months.

Down here, our feet haven't touched the ground.
If the boat is good quality and priced "fairly" not necessaily cheaply, then it will sell with little issue.

Price is important, but not in being cheap, simply not in being expensive.

Just a general comment, not directed at Nautibusiness...

There are obviously plenty of good transactions going on in a certain range of 'affordable' boats, resulting in generally satisfied clients. You only have to read the recent posts on this forum.

For new to boating buyers, the process can be a little daunting, so good, sound advice from an ethical broker/marina manager is sometimes the first step in the right (or wrong) direction. Be able to judge the character you are dealing with.