Used CAT 310 prices
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Soldboats.com is the only really somewhat accurate source. Any good broker will print you a list of comps as this is a broker's database site..
I've looked on boats.com, but to be honest, the prices are all over the board. I've seen some in the high 80's and then I couldn't even get a looker for mine in the mid 60's with comparable or more extras. Sailboats are still a crapshoot and serious buyers can find real bargains if they look hard enough.
There Is No Such Thing As Fair Price
As an example; 2004 Cat310 sold @ $50K and a 2001 Cat310 listed for months @ 489K but not as well equiped.
It's pretty simple
In addition to location, location, location, as in real estate, it's serendipity. Boats don't rotate like houses do. When we sold our C25, the first prospective new owners went out on a test sail. All was well until haulout, when there were bubbles on the keel. The surveyor said: "No problem, pop 'em, paint over 'em and the boat's great." The wife mistook paint on lead bubbles as hull blisters and freaked out. The next day a dockmate with an Etchells 22 came over, read the survey and listened to the story and bought it. All the printed and internet ads do less, in my experience, than a clean, good looking, well setup boat at a dock with a happy "for sale" sign on it. Figure a reasonable pric that you can accept by negotiating so you and the buyer both feel you got a good deal. Good luck.
In addition to location, location, location, as in real estate, it's serendipity. Boats don't rotate like houses do. When we sold our C25, the first prospective new owners went out on a test sail. All was well until haulout, when there were bubbles on the keel. The surveyor said: "No problem, pop 'em, paint over 'em and the boat's great." The wife mistook paint on lead bubbles as hull blisters and freaked out. The next day a dockmate with an Etchells 22 came over, read the survey and listened to the story and bought it. All the printed and internet ads do less, in my experience, than a clean, good looking, well setup boat at a dock with a happy "for sale" sign on it. Figure a reasonable pric that you can accept by negotiating so you and the buyer both feel you got a good deal. Good luck.
Interested
I'm interested in purchasing a used 310. Please respond to capt.waterfront@gmail.com.
Thanks,
Greg Bradley
I'm interested in purchasing a used 310. Please respond to capt.waterfront@gmail.com.
Thanks,
Greg Bradley
Another method
When I bought mine, I used the NADA (yep they have boats too), BucValu, BoatUS and one other site to come up with a reasonable value to offer. Bottom line, like Stu said is if the boat is the one you want the way you want it you offer what you think is fair. Like in real estate, if you tick off the seller you may not get that boat.
When I bought mine, I used the NADA (yep they have boats too), BucValu, BoatUS and one other site to come up with a reasonable value to offer. Bottom line, like Stu said is if the boat is the one you want the way you want it you offer what you think is fair. Like in real estate, if you tick off the seller you may not get that boat.
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