CAUTION when buying from a broker

jonic said:
12.06 pm Sunday

Having worked 6 days straight I am closing now to take the kids to the beach, although the phone will be on.:p

Is this wrong and should I carry on through? I will be working tomorrow. :cool: But might pop to Ikea for an hour.

:rolleyes:
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In my opinion, it is wrong.

Sorry, but you are in a Service Industry which unfortunately means that you must be at work whilst others are at play.

I am not suggesting that you work seven days a week but it seems ludicrous to me that ANY broker ANY takes time off during this potentially lucrative bank holiday weekend.

But, clearly, you have your priorities.

I hope, for your sake, IKEA do not share them.
 
chinita said:
In my opinion, it is wrong.

that ANY broker ANY takes time off .
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This doesn't make sense.

Meanwhile back in the real world...

Chinita please, work for just one day in a busy brokerage office then comment.

And I do work seven days, often till 10 pm. :cool:
 
jonic said:
Ill informed posts are very destructive to the 100's of hard working and 100% professionals in the marine industry.

They make my blood boil.

But then its easy to sit behind a computer and tar an entire industry with the wrong brush, irrespective of the damage you may be doing to legitimate and 100% legal businesses in the process isn't it?

In 2012 The YBDSA is celebrating it's 100th year

All Yacht Broker Members are required to follow the code of practice

Yacht brokers also have to adhere to the following:

We are regulated by the misrepresentation act of 1967
Unfair contract terms act of 1977
Sale of goods act of 1979
contracts (rights of third parties) act of 1999
Money Laundering Regulations of 2007
If offering marine finance are required to have a consumer credit license from the FSA.

and will fall foul of local trading standards and VAT officers for other offences.

You are taking isolated incidences and via a public well read world wide form taring all unfairly.

Cheers

"Do not put your trust with any broker." you said.

Care to back up that statement?
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So Jonic are you a YBDSA surveyor or broker or both?
 
Chill guys. Many / most brokers do a good job. A few bad ones and/or mediocre ones having a bad day let the side down - just like other trades.

And whilst a medium sized broker should be able to rota staff to cover 7 days without anybody working 24x7, it is very difficult running any service company if sole trader or equivalent
 
chinita said:
Not with you!

You are telling me to try working in a 'busy' brokerage and i am telling you that i have worked a damned site harder that that.

What is your point?
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My point is that you have never done the job that I do so you know less about the realities of it than I -despite your comment.

You said "You don't expect a yacht broker to be WORKING over this, of all weekends, do you!?"

My point is that despite what you said 100's were working.

My point has nothing to do with how hard you worked, I really have no interest in what you did or how hard you did it.

Just found that comment insulting, and ill informed, to all of us who work long antisocial hours.

I shouldn't have risen to it and spoiled my Sunday so you win, ok.
 
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dunedin said:
Chill guys. Many / most brokers do a good job. A few bad ones and/or mediocre ones having a bad day let the side down - just like other trades.

And whilst a medium sized broker should be able to rota staff to cover 7 days without anybody working 24x7, it is very difficult running any service company if sole trader or equivalent
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+1 :)
 
jonic said:
Just found that comment insulting, and ill informed, to all of us who work long antisocial hours.
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I thought it was totally out of order. Chinita seems a rather unhappy bunny at the moment for some reason. I hope whatever's causing it is not serious and he cheers up soon.
 
grumpy_o_g said:
I thought it was totally out of order. Chinita seems a rather unhappy bunny at the moment for some reason. I hope whatever's causing it is not serious and he cheers up soon.
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Thanks. I found the exchange a bit upsetting to be frank, and I usually have a thick skin in here.

Anyhow its 1.00am

I have an offer on a boat from Australia that has just come in. So I'm working at 1.00am Sunday night/Monday morning.
 
jonic said:
Thanks. I found the exchange a bit upsetting to be frank, and I usually have a thick skin in here.

Anyhow its 1.00am

I have an offer on a boat from Australia that has just come in. So I'm working at 1.00am Sunday night/Monday morning.
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Chin up jonic, look on the brightside, i got my BBQ in the end (them Magmas really are something!). Had a nice little seat with a fender strapped to the windpilot!

Hope the beach was not to cold, keep up the good work :)
 
VADROUILLE said:
Chin up jonic, look on the brightside, i got my BBQ in the end (them Magmas really are something!). Had a nice little seat with a fender strapped to the windpilot!

Hope the beach was not to cold, keep up the good work :)
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Cheers

Beach was almost empty with the windchill.:eek:

When the offices open tomorrow I'll get your document verified for you and send all the final details for our approval. Have a good trip. :)
 
Read all the posts on here and I find it strange that so called professionals surveyors and brokers try to drum up business on a forum ? If there that good as they say ,why are they doing it at the exspense of others who pay for adds?:confused:
 
Jeez, but you are a miserable git. I had business dealings with Jonic long before I encountered him on the forum, he is a guy I respect and enjoy hearing from.
Who made you the arbiter of who posts here?
 
Come down a nighclub with me and your see how miserable I am .
Who made you the arbiter of who posts here? No one ,I find it hilarious that surveyors and brokers are suppose to be professionals and they post on here under a bogus name trying to get business. How professional is that !
 
Crabman said:
Brokers and surveyors together, Nice .
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Here you go again! You really do seem to have an unfathomable problem - you ought to see somebody about it.

BRA is a subset of BMF which includes boat dealers, boatbuilders, electronic manufacturers, chandlers and Uncle Tom Cobley and all. Does that make you feel better?

When you deal with a professional you deal with him as an individual, not with an organisation he belongs to. Some may be members of the Rotary, some may even be Freemasons or members of the local church choir.

It would be really helpful if you were specific about what your concerns are - otherwise it is pointless you responding to anything I post - particularly when as in this instance it is nothing to do with surveyors - which seems to be where you have the unknown problem.
 
Crabman said:
Come down a nighclub with me and your see how miserable I am .
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Based on what I have heard from you so far that would be one of the last things I might ever want to do.

This forum is made up of an extremely disparate group with varying levels of boating experience and knowledge; some (like jonic) have considerable offshore experience and also are working in the business every day, I, for one welcome their willingness to take time share their experience with me for free. It would be regrettable if a vocal minority (of two?) were to succeed in driving them away, their posts are valued by those of us who are able to understand the value of their input.
 
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