How much to offer?

[ceeagr]

I'm looking at a couple of boats.

One is a 10 year old sunseeker and the other a 3 year old fairliner.

My question is what sort of offer under the asking price do you think i should be starting with?

Thanks for any help.

Ali

 

[Argonautical]

I assume you mean Fairline.........what model, type and size are you looking at..........given the current lack of........how do you say......? Usable weather I'd never consider selling one right now!

On a serious note however, it depends how much you want it? How good the condition is, and how many people are going to be shopping for it? Put simply, how much does the vendor want rid?

I would assume 10-15% right now would be the 'knock', or at least the attempted knock.

Regards
jas.

 

[Whitelighter]

It depends on soo many things. Are the boats over priced compared to the market, or are they the cheapest around? Have they been on the market for ages or are they fresh. Are they popular models or rare and unusual.

This notion that there us a certain % you can get off any boat is bollocks. Bid wehat you think the boat is worth and what you are happy to pay. If you get it great, if not, move on.

 

[jhr]

Difficult question to answer because it depends on how reasonable a price the vendor is asking for the boat - and no two will be the same. As a f'rinstance, I knocked the vendor of my boat down by 20%, which sounds quite good, but he was asking a fairly ambitious price to start with and had been trying to sell for months, in consequence. A more realistic vendor would probably have set the asking price a bit lower, I'd have knocked him down by 10%, and we'd have ended up at the same price.

Have a look through the magazines and websites to get an idea of the prices being asked for similar boats to those you're after. This should give you an idea of the average asking price. Go in about 15 - 20% lower and allow yourself to be talked up - a bit /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif.

Good luck.

 

[Fire99]

I agree. Its very difficult to put an exact figure on it since its not an exact science and there are a large number of variables.
10-20% is not uncommon. On the other hand some boats are more than worth their asking price and you may get very little off if the seller isn't too fussed about selling and is very confident in the price they have it up for.

I would try to avoid offering a rediculously low price for a boat which is up for a fair price. That can be a little insulting,if you see my point.

 

[Sneds]

As others have said, not an exact science!
Depends on the asking price and the boat. My broker listed my boat (Sealine 215 with plotter Lcd Tv etc) at £17500 there is the same model in Cardiff on at £18500!
I thought £17.5k was high, it is now on at a more realistic £14950 and I am looking for offers around £13,750 (I have to pay the broker).
Probably shouldn't say this but the least I will take is £13250! So a drop of around 10% off a very realistic asking price.
Good luck with your search and make the offer that suits you, you can allways up it if you get the knock back!

 

[emcm0025]

I bought my boat and got around 9% off the asking that was in may.
But weather is making asking figures look like they do in the winter. Seen that by just looking at the adds in this months mbm magazine and that was the dealers adds. That might just be me.

If you like it and its the type you want then can you put a price on enjoyment and a good survey.

 

[aquaholic]

I think whats more important is how the offer is made, people can be easily offended by a low offer but use a bit of tact and diplomacy and it should not hinder negotiations. As someone has already said you can always up the offer but not the other way.