Some people should use a broker

[ShipsWoofy]

Just been looking at a website of a guy selling his boat, he has priced to sell, but some of his descriptions had me smirking, others made me laugh and call SWMBO to read ....

'Out of date off shore flare pack.'
Why mention it, it just shows a prospective buyer you do not keep up with annual maintenance.

'1 sea toilet with plumbing for holding tank. Holding tank not in use and requires some commissioning work to bring it into service, including the requirement of a suitable tank.'

??????? This is my favourite way I have ever seen of saying no holding tank!/forums/images/icons/smile.gif

he goes on to list some known faults which is very honest of him including...

'Slight leak in gas system, requires minor attention.'

Is there such a thing as a minor gas leak on board a boat.



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[tome]

Are you sure he doesn't mean 'miner' attention, as like a chap with a grimy face, Davies lamp, and a small songbird in a cage?

Priceless!

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[BrendanS]

Fair play to the guy. More honest than the brokers would have been, and better to make the decision to go have a look based on honest opinion of work that needs doing, than overhyped broker splurge

He could have worded it better though, and still priceless.

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[Tim_Bennett]

Bravo Brendan! We shouldn't mock somebody for honesty - it's a very rare attribute nowadays.

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[jamesjermain]

This sounds like someone trying very hard not to sell his boat. Either that or he wants to reduce its value deliberately for some reason - maybe ex-wife on the prowl for liquifiable assets!

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[StugeronSteve]

Just what my cynical little mind had come up with.

Knew of someone who had to agree a value with his wife for, or sell, a classic car. He advertised it, describing every fault, flaw and blemmish. Once in receipt of some really crappy offers he sat down at the negotiating table.

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[Twister_Ken]

Going back in time.

There was a story doing the rounds of East Hampshire about 30 years of a small ad in the local rag offering a Rover 3.5 Coupé for £10. So somebody phoned, visited, like what they saw, bought and then asked why it was just a tenner.

Turned out the husband had run off with what was called, in those days, a floozie. He'd asked his wife to sell his car for him, and send him the money.

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[benjenbav]

Ex neighbours of ours divorced. House had to be sold and she lived in it until sale. During this time the broker tried to show people round but somehow there was always a mix up on dates so no-one was in. I tried to buy the house and, because I didn't need to see it, I just made a cash offer and didn't even get a call back. Then some minor work was done and the builder's skip was left on the drive for 12 months and so it went on. In the most bullish housing market for years this all managed to string out the sale for 2 years!

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[Sans Bateau]

Re: Going back in time.

Hell, I bet you were real mad, why did you sell the car? Did the floozie have a better one?

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[ShipsWoofy]

I was not mocking him, I just thought his description of not having a holding tank was brilliant.

Like I said he is selling the boat at a very low price, in fact around 6,000 under for the condition I would say. The boat is abroad and he seems to want to sell to someone who will buy it as per advert and hundreds of photographs.

You have to admit though, his holding tank description is funny, surely you don't dispute that.

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