OK I'm just venting after a couple of beers but I'm pissed and brokers just suk. I'm seeing a boat on yachtworld and it's far away so I go to look at an overpriced sistership that is local so I can get a idea of what I believe I should pay for the boat I believe is reasonably priced. The broker says make an offer before I fly all the way to ---- and you never know, maybe the seller is ready to unload. OK so I offer 16 K over the asking price of the sistership in --- because the local boat is actually a very nice well maintained boat. Thinking OK well maybe he'll grip reality and maybe sell a little more reasonably with a counter offer since I know the boat has been for sale for over a year. Noooo the apparently stoned broker who apparently can't tell between a 2000 and a 1990 tries to lead me to believe I'm not looking at the same type of boat. Her 2000 Ericson is special. I would say so since they stopped making boats in the early 90's. So I get another redicously high price and asks what my counter offer is... AGGGGGGHHHH! I'm talkin to a friggin brick! A very sociabile brick, but a brick! Who has no idea what they are talking about, but trying to lead me to another offer! It is apparently normal to tell buyers as much misinformation as you think they will swallow and get them to part with their money, OR, people from Annapolis have too much money and just don't care about dropping 100 K on a whim. I don't know nuthin, but if I could ware nice clothes to work and sit in an office and just ACT' as if I understand which end is the bow, and get paid, life would be pretty rosey. OK brokers come back with an explaination for your incompetence or WTF, could you sell used BMW's and make more money. Is that what it's all about. Whew! I feel better. Let this thread die, I just had to vent my frustration.
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was horrible. I am sure there are some real good ones, however the bad ones taint the reputation for all of them. If you are happy with your offer, leave it there and let them make the next move. If it has been on the market for that long, you have power. Also, there may be more than meets the eye..... Good luck Greg P36-2
was horrible. I am sure there are some real good ones, however the bad ones taint the reputation for all of them. If you are happy with your offer, leave it there and let them make the next move. If it has been on the market for that long, you have power. Also, there may be more than meets the eye..... Good luck Greg P36-2
A Little Bit of Knowledge will Help
The 1990 Ericson was built in the year the old Ericson Yachts wnt out of business. In the foreclosure auction Paific Seacraft bought the molds, design and name and began producing the 34 and 38 (???). They are not the same boat as the Ericson Yachts- the PS model has engineering and component improvements. The serial numbers are different - to reflect different manufacturers. If you will look at other boats on Yachtworld note the price difference between 1990 and 2000 models. It's big, principally because the cost of a new bost sky rocketed in that decade. If you would like to see a 1987 Ericson that has been upgraded, email me.
The 1990 Ericson was built in the year the old Ericson Yachts wnt out of business. In the foreclosure auction Paific Seacraft bought the molds, design and name and began producing the 34 and 38 (???). They are not the same boat as the Ericson Yachts- the PS model has engineering and component improvements. The serial numbers are different - to reflect different manufacturers. If you will look at other boats on Yachtworld note the price difference between 1990 and 2000 models. It's big, principally because the cost of a new bost sky rocketed in that decade. If you would like to see a 1987 Ericson that has been upgraded, email me.
Thanks Arthur
Yeah, I know, the boat she has is a 1990 and half the time she thinks it's a 2000. After calming down and thinking about the whole process of buying a boat I had to realize If I owned a luxury boat brokerage I guess I would want salespeople who know how to close a deal and really sell something over passionate sailors that can do the paperwork. The place deals in big money boats and my piddly amount isn't really worth their time. Lesson 1: don't stop at a Rolls Royce dealer to talk about a used Ford on their parking lot. Lesson 2: don't get excited or invested till the deal is done. Lesson 3: don't drink and sit at the computer! I'm learning
Yeah, I know, the boat she has is a 1990 and half the time she thinks it's a 2000. After calming down and thinking about the whole process of buying a boat I had to realize If I owned a luxury boat brokerage I guess I would want salespeople who know how to close a deal and really sell something over passionate sailors that can do the paperwork. The place deals in big money boats and my piddly amount isn't really worth their time. Lesson 1: don't stop at a Rolls Royce dealer to talk about a used Ford on their parking lot. Lesson 2: don't get excited or invested till the deal is done. Lesson 3: don't drink and sit at the computer! I'm learning
No harm, no foul.
"Lesson 3: don't drink and sit at the computer! I'm learning" No harm, no foul. A "vent" is no harm - hence no foul, a taste of the bottle now and then is a good stress release, safer than say, whilst underway. OC
"Lesson 3: don't drink and sit at the computer! I'm learning" No harm, no foul. A "vent" is no harm - hence no foul, a taste of the bottle now and then is a good stress release, safer than say, whilst underway. OC
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