Thepipdoc
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...... and I guess I should be happy but I'm not!
Sold my boat this week
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volvopaul
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Lets have some feedback then,
Did you sell private or through a broker , have you sold to another forum member, did you get a decent price, ardour buying another?
andy59
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Well done for selling . Very tidy example and would be on my shortlist of "next boats" .
Shame about the timing with the weather though .
Shame about the timing with the weather though .
Gwylan
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Smart move, get out before the market goes south. After the weather this summer it is the best thing to do. Helps stop leaking money too....
Thepipdoc
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I'm on my phone at the mo so typing isnt that easy.
Full report to follow when im in front of a proper keyboard.
Bojangles
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Well done, your website & photos were excellent, looks like someone has purchased a nice boat.
longjohnsilver
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Has she actually gone now Bernie? She's as good an example of that model as anyone would wish to find; I'm just surprised it took so long!
So any plans for a replacement or is that it for now?
So any plans for a replacement or is that it for now?
U4
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+1. Great website, did the sale come directly from that?
dpb
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Before the market goes South????
I thought it was below below the Antarctic Circle all ready!!!!
Thepipdoc
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OK so now I'm in fron t of a keyboard here goes.....
Having sold my beautiful Sealine F43 I suppose I should be happy, but the truth is I’m not! I guess I might be happy if I was moving on to a new boat, but at least for the immediate future I’m leaving the marine life, and so as a consequence I feel like a huge part of me is being taken away.
I’ve had some of the most fantastic times on board Lady Jazz and will cherish the memories. I’ve met some great people on the way and had loads of good advice through this forum. I definitely intend to return to the boating world so you ain’t seen the last of me yet.
I sold the boat my-self, without the aid of the brokers, using nothing more sophisticated than Ebay and a website.
Ebay was used as a means to drive traffic to my website ( which my son produced) and the pictures were taken by someone that knows how to use a camera, unlike the vast majority of boat brokers.
It really was that simple. In selling the boat this way, I saved just short of a whopping £10,000 in brokers fees. I was determined from the start of the sales process that the useless brokers wouldn’t get their hands on my beauty. In the majority of cases they make a proper mess of marketing the boats they are selling on behalf of their clients, and to be honest I’m completely bemused why these clients tolerate this marketing shoddy “service”. In my opinion, most of the marketing they do is cr4p, and it’s only made good when they bring the boats they are selling to the big marketplace websites i.e Rightboat, Yachtworld etc. They do little for their money and in the few instances when I’ve been involved with brokers and they’ve “shown” me a boat they have on their book, it soon becomes apparent they know absolutely nothing about the boat they are showing me.
Six months ago I sat in front of one of the major brokers and tried without success to negotiate a better deal than the 6% they were quoting and they point blank refused to budge. That’s their prerogative of course, but in refusing to negotiate they confirmed my previous suspicions - they are nothing short of leeches that think we, the paying public have no other alternatives. I walked from that office determined that they would get the privilege of selling my boat.
Sorry, I seem to have gone off on one!! That wasn’t my intention but I do feel very strongly about it. Boatbrokers make estate agents look like Mother Theresa!
Anyway, back to the point….. I’ve had a ball with the 3 boats I’ve had in the last 4 seasons and have benefited greatly from being a member of this forum. I will stick around the forum and sometime in the future will be back with another boat of some sort.
Having sold my beautiful Sealine F43 I suppose I should be happy, but the truth is I’m not! I guess I might be happy if I was moving on to a new boat, but at least for the immediate future I’m leaving the marine life, and so as a consequence I feel like a huge part of me is being taken away.
I’ve had some of the most fantastic times on board Lady Jazz and will cherish the memories. I’ve met some great people on the way and had loads of good advice through this forum. I definitely intend to return to the boating world so you ain’t seen the last of me yet.
I sold the boat my-self, without the aid of the brokers, using nothing more sophisticated than Ebay and a website.
Ebay was used as a means to drive traffic to my website ( which my son produced) and the pictures were taken by someone that knows how to use a camera, unlike the vast majority of boat brokers.
It really was that simple. In selling the boat this way, I saved just short of a whopping £10,000 in brokers fees. I was determined from the start of the sales process that the useless brokers wouldn’t get their hands on my beauty. In the majority of cases they make a proper mess of marketing the boats they are selling on behalf of their clients, and to be honest I’m completely bemused why these clients tolerate this marketing shoddy “service”. In my opinion, most of the marketing they do is cr4p, and it’s only made good when they bring the boats they are selling to the big marketplace websites i.e Rightboat, Yachtworld etc. They do little for their money and in the few instances when I’ve been involved with brokers and they’ve “shown” me a boat they have on their book, it soon becomes apparent they know absolutely nothing about the boat they are showing me.
Six months ago I sat in front of one of the major brokers and tried without success to negotiate a better deal than the 6% they were quoting and they point blank refused to budge. That’s their prerogative of course, but in refusing to negotiate they confirmed my previous suspicions - they are nothing short of leeches that think we, the paying public have no other alternatives. I walked from that office determined that they would get the privilege of selling my boat.
Sorry, I seem to have gone off on one!! That wasn’t my intention but I do feel very strongly about it. Boatbrokers make estate agents look like Mother Theresa!
Anyway, back to the point….. I’ve had a ball with the 3 boats I’ve had in the last 4 seasons and have benefited greatly from being a member of this forum. I will stick around the forum and sometime in the future will be back with another boat of some sort.
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Thepipdoc
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Not yet john - Prior to the deposit being paid we negotiated a completion for mid August so we've still got the use of her till then.
rafiki_
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Interesting, and many congratulations. I have sold Rafiki through a broker, mainly because I do not have the time to deal with the enquiries, show the boat etc. Also for me there is a bit of security in the broker managing the paperwork. Yes they do take a large chunk, and I am not 100% content with everything that has gone on.
I am now negotiating on New Rafiki with both a broker and the seller. This broker is extremely switched on and doing a good job to make the deal.
Best wishes for your retirement from boating, and also for your return, whenever that is.
I am now negotiating on New Rafiki with both a broker and the seller. This broker is extremely switched on and doing a good job to make the deal.
Best wishes for your retirement from boating, and also for your return, whenever that is.
Fantasie 19
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