mrsrobinson
Well-Known Member
Greg, Watching the process of you buying a boat is like having my fingernails ripped out.
You have a choice, don't watch.
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Greg, Watching the process of you buying a boat is like having my fingernails ripped out.
I'll give you a little seller perspective.
First, every buyer out there right now thinks that, regardless of your asking price, they are going to buy your boat for 50k less than the asking price.
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I personally am tired of the "I am in the area, and would like to see your boat in an hour" BS. I can not drop everything I am doing at a moment's notice to drive an hour to my boat whenever some idiot asks me too.
I have spent more time with people than I care to mention that are "serious" on the phone, then when they show up, they "have never been on this model before" and are comparing a bridge boat to cruiser or something. God that pisses me off. I waste my tikme, driving over there, to deal with some fool is there because their favorite cartoon is over on Saturday morning.
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I imagine that brokers, who deal with more than 1 boat, have these issues as well.
You don't have to be jerk about it, but you have to differentiate yourself as a buyer. If you are serious, you think they owe you something because in your mind, you are serious. On my end, I am ready to get lost at sea or crash into a jetty for a total loss and an insurance claim. Buyers, on the whole, are pricks, and I'm sick of them.
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This may be a little off topic, but:
How buyer's brokers work?
Is it like in real estate where the commission is split? Co-op?
my typical conversation that i like to have with a broker when I look at boats.
Me: Hello, do you have xyz boat for sale?
broker: yes
Me: where's she at?
Broker: over there (points in general direction)
Me: thanks (I walk towards boat)
I have asked questions as simple as "Is the interior cloth or vinyl?" when there are no photos and I get "I do not know". "Is it cherry\maple veneer or the white". "Don't know, I'll have to ask the owner". I even had one tell me the owner was not responding to his calls so he could not help me.
If your afraid of this scenario there are alot of other ways to get let him know your position...how about this as a response to their budget inquiry....I'm looking for a 20xx 45' Dancer and am aware of the price range they're in, do you have any of them to show me. I never felt buying was that hard. Sometimes you deal with jerks, sometimes you don't. If they have what I want I really don't care what their personality is(there have been a few exceptions).So if I hear you correctly I should volunteer my budget, let them know I have secured funds and I am ready to buy today? I thought the first rule of negotiating is to give as little information as you can while getting as much back as you can? Why would I offer my budget?
Me: "I have $150k to spend"
Broker: "heck, we would have taken $130K but lets take his $150K"
Greg
You missed the part where I said shop of hours looking. No you don't buy on commercials. you go and do the field work yourself, and when you know exactly what you want, then you look for that vessel and can contact a broker and say I'm ready, done my reserch and the vessel you have seems to fit my needs, give me your time.
And boats are not cars, the money involved reguires you to do as much research yourself as you can. Why? Because I'm sure like the rest of us, us trust your own judgement best when it come to your own needs.
yeah Greg, it's just the big boat buyers that get to buy boats they want.