Buyers Beware

Woody said:
The responsibility is yours. About a bazillion times here on CSR I've seen this advice, do your due diligence. Good advice always but even more so when things are sold 'as is'.
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100%. Every private sale is "as is" and the seller has no legal obligation to do a buyers due diligence.
 
HawkX66 said:
Sorry, but slander and liability because you listed deficiencies in a boat you looked at? I don't think so Tim.
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Short of being a licensed surveyor, your three average Joe Plumber boat buyers are going to have very different definitions of "deficiencies". For all we know the seller looked at the buyers wife wrong and now the boat is a complete disaster...according to the would-be buyers online review of the boat :)
 
Stee6043 said:
Short of being a licensed surveyor, your three average Joe Plumber boat buyers are going to have very different definitions of "deficiencies". For all we know the seller looked at the buyers wife wrong and now the boat is a complete disaster...according to the would-be buyers online review of the boat :)
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Agree completely. I'm just talking about the whole slander etc thing. I could also call it slander if Joe told Larry I was an ahole. Wouldn't go anywhere unless I could prove I suffered a loss of some kind and that I wasn't an ahole lol
If it were easy, can you imagine the suits based on internet jibber jab?
 
I'll be the 1st. Here's one I wouldn't recommend.

"Barely used and newly waxed. New green cover. Some rust on trailer but can be sanded and painted. Stereo works great. Needs home with TLC. Free firewood with purchase"

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A worthy thread, this. Along the way, we were in contract with a half-dozen boats, learning about sellers, surveys, and our own impressions. The primary initial conclusion that I drew was after a sea trial, to then obtain engine/trans oil samples before going on with a full survey. Saved me lots of money and time.
 
importmonkey said:
Case in point - I surveyed a vessel a few months ago and found it to have a MAJOR issue. I tried to negotiate with them, but they wanted to do a quick/bandaid fix instead. Just the other week, I saw a post on Facebook between the listing agent and buyer's surveyor bragging about what a "good survey" they just had on the boat, and how the "previous owner really took care of it." I know how they "fixed" the issue, and although it may or may not be acceptable to everyone, I don't know if they disclosed this information to the buyer. I also know that the service on the mains was WELL OVERDUE and the "previous owner" certainly did NOT take good care of the boat.

At any rate, my main concern is that whoever purchased the boat is safe.

Another case is where I flew out to another boat, only to pay the surveyor $100 cash to walk away - since the MAN guy couldn't even approve the vessel for sea trial. Knowing this could save someone thousands, and I certainly wish I would have known what I know now before even going up.

Sellers are demanding a premium for their boats these days. We MUST keep them honest and humble AND we need to protect ourselves from bad investments or worse...catastrophic failures.
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Uncomfortable lessons are one of life's greatest gifts. Why would you to steal that from them? Within the bounds of safety I've found it best to let folks take responsibility for their own actions.
 
Ok I don't understand what the harm is in sharing non bias deficiencies. Wet stringers bad oil samples ECT. Those things are not subjective. I would hope one of you would inform me of your findings before I flew two thousand miles to look at a boat that you already saw. Your a$$ in my opinion if you don't help a brother out. Put your big boy pants on. No one is going to get sued if you give the facts.
 
I understand the premise, but nothing good can come of this
 
If anyone decides to look at the 560DB in CT, and is interested in a back story...let me know.
 
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