Tearful 48 year old son.

[tugboat]

I looked at the feedback record of the original seller, 123 nicky, and there are a couple with clearly negative comments yet labelled as positive, and a 100% positive feedback record!
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Stupid eBay rules. A seller can't leave bad/negative feedback for a buyer so sellers leave positive feeback with bad comments. Crazy situation.

Thanks for that. Indeed a crazy set-up. Means you cannot trust anyone's feedback score without delving into the full record. Kinda defeats the object IMHO.

 

[viago]

Thanks for that. Indeed a crazy set-up. Means you cannot trust anyone's feedback score without delving into the full record. Kinda defeats the object IMHO.

i always check the feedback with a fine tooth comb, there are a lot of very clever scammers out there. . watch out for loads of low cost items recently purchased and repetitive feedback comments. i usually ask some questions too.

for this listing, the lack of pictures, the ridiculous comment that it will be worth 500k restored are alarm signals as is the fact that the same listing is being used by a "new" owner.
lovely looking boat though.

 

[Bobobolinsky]

So is the new owner on the forum?

Or just keeping their head below the parapet

 

[Graham_Wright]

i always check the feedback with a fine tooth comb, there are a lot of very clever scammers out there. . watch out for loads of low cost items recently purchased and repetitive feedback comments. i usually ask some questions too.

for this listing, the lack of pictures, the ridiculous comment that it will be worth 500k restored are alarm signals as is the fact that the same listing is being used by a "new" owner.
lovely looking boat though.

"Tearful son" drove down (from Inverness!) for a look. It is in a dire state. Although still an impulsive teenager at heart, even he has declared a "no-go".

The deck is burst, the deck fittings are rotted and the engines submerged history undeclared.

His only positive comment was that the "state" room (i.e. master cabin) was bigger than his bedroom at home.

The only future he could see was as a house boat but a bit of a way to commute from Inverness. Shifting it northwards would probably result in another interesting dive site and a loss of life. Mooring's cheap though!