tdschafer
Well-Known Member
You are exactly right! In case like this, the owner and buyer are crazy. First, the owner, $6000 is about a years worth of dockage and not to mention the other carrying cost like the possibility of having to do a bottom job. Second, the buyer, if this is the boat you really want then find ways to make up some of that $6000 you are being such a hard tail about like give me a full tank of fuel, which could be up to $2000 or dockage until you get settle in. Personally, I am not comfortable wasting peoples time over such a small amount of money. I haven't sold a lot of boats but I have sold a lot of houses and wouldn't let a house not get sold over $6000. Between house payment, insurance, taxes, utilities, that $6000 dollars gets gone quick and after 5-6 months you are now losing money. Therefore, I think both of y'all are stubborn, but more to the seller than than the buyer. I think most people realize the amount of time it takes to find the right boat and when you do you need to make the deal.
I'm glad you are doing so well that $6,000.00 is a mere pittance. To some people $6k is alot of money or at least enough to draw the line. If you READ THE WHOLE THREAD you will see that Russ' is expecting to have to dump an additional $20-$30K into this boat to get it up to his standards. Does that reach your threshold of consideration? If not, good for you!! Maybe you should buy the boat. I don't know what you paid for your 260 but I would guess that you did some haggling along the line until you reached a deal amenable to BOTH parties. If you just walked in and said "Hey I don't want to waste your time, here's my checkbook. You fill in the blanks!" then I have some property I'd like to sell you. PM to follow!
If you look at this thread from beginning all Russ was asking was were his expectations of the NEGOTIATION PROCESS unreasonable? He has never asked someone what to sell his current boat for. He has also not asked anyone what the other boat is worth. I love all of the people here telling the man how to spend his money!! You guys must know him better than me or have access to his financials because I know I certainly am in no position to tell anyone here what they can and can't afford!