Value of a 1999 Glastron GS249 5L petrol?

Nick_H

Nick_H

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A friend of mine has one of these and wants to sell it to upgrade. It's in reasonable but not tip top condition, but had a new outdrive 2-3 yrs ago, and has just been antifouled and serviced. It's a grey import so he wants to sell it privately.

If he wants it to sell in the next two months, what price should he ask, and what offer should he accept?
 
£15k-18k. £15k if he wants to get shot quickly, a bit more if he doesnt mind it sitting for a bit. This is the perfect kind of boat for ebay - it may sound odd but boats in the £10k-£15k range sell pretty well on there. Get the advert and the key words right, stick it on a no-reserve auction with loads of decent quality pictures and it will make good money.

Plus, no broker fees to pay...
 
Whitelighter said:
£15k-18k. £15k if he wants to get shot quickly, a bit more if he doesnt mind it sitting for a bit. This is the perfect kind of boat for ebay - it may sound odd but boats in the £10k-£15k range sell pretty well on there. Get the advert and the key words right, stick it on a no-reserve auction with loads of decent quality pictures and it will make good money.

Plus, no broker fees to pay...
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I think he'll be fairly pleased with that, he was thinking he'd struggle to get more than £10k. I think he wants to add £50k to the proceeds and get an S34, so that sounds just about feasible?

I should mention there's no trailer.
How long should he run the auction, it's a maximum of 10 days I think?
 
Nick_H said:
I think he'll be fairly pleased with that, he was thinking he'd struggle to get more than £10k. I think he wants to add £50k to the proceeds and get an S34, so that sounds just about feasible?

I should mention there's no trailer.
How long should he run the auction, it's a maximum of 10 days I think?
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Dont know about the petrol boat but where on earth is he planning on getting an S34 for £50k + £15k, so £65k!!!!
 
Knock a quick, free website up if you can. Plenty of good pics and a really comprehensive description. Put it on Ebay with a link to the website. Or open an Imageshack account and upload the pics there. Set the listing to run for 10 days and start the bidding low, with no reserve, you can always stick a bid on it for him, to make sure it doesn't get mugged away. Low starting prices get lots of interest and when bidding starts some people get carried away.

Key point is the comprehensive description and LOTS of good quality pics, showing the boat from all angles and plenty of detail pics.
 
I d also suggest ebay, but just check the costs..
A decent amount of info, available for more details, good photos etc... I think ebay is fairly efficient at getting the market price, and it has the enormous advantage that the boat gets sold. That has some value, I suggest. Lets be honest, this could take a summer to sell. 11 year old petrol engine,grey import.. it isnt going to be top dollar.
As always, depends on whether time or money is the priority.
 
Nick_H said:
I've seen diesel S34's at around £70k-£80k, so with a bit of negotiation, cash buyer, he shouldn't be so far off if he can find a pre-2000 boat.
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Typical price for a late 90's boat would be more like £85k, unless it's the petrol one. Cash won't make any difference at all, it's not like he could trade his old boat in at a broker (typically). The notion of getting a deal because you have cash is, sadly, a thing of the past. For one thing, you won't legally be allowed to pay a broker or dealer that much in cash anyway. For another businesses are often disinclined to accept cash at all now, some companies i deal with charge a 1% surcharge if i pay in cash.

That said, you might be lucky in finding a seller who is keen to sell for whatever reason and he might be tempted by a quick sale at a lower price. I certainly wouldn't hold my breath on a £65k offer getting a response on a £80k boat either though.
 
PaulGooch said:
Cash won't make any difference at all...
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In my experience as a broker when a buyer tells me they have cash I take it to mean that they have the money to hand, ready for a transfer as soon as the contract is agreed.

The refusal of banks to accept cash deposits and the knock on effect that businesses therefore have to also either refuse cash or charge a premium for it is a huge frustration to me.
 
Malthouse said:
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The refusal of banks to accept cash deposits and the knock on effect that businesses therefore have to also either refuse cash or charge a premium for it is a huge frustration to me.
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Likewise. It's immensely annoying when a customer has paid a couple of grand in cash and i have to either pay the bank to take it, or pay 1% (plus VAT Grrr) to my suppliers if i spend it with them. Also extremely annoying that i can't gather together £10k of my hard earned, legitimate cash and go spend it in case i'm a drug dealer or terrorist.
 
cash buyer to many simply means quick uncomplicated sale with no mortgage, loan to organise etc, not actually paying in cash. That's not just in boat sales, but everywhere.

oops, missed that malthouse had actually already mentioned that before discussing cash payments.
 
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