Aggrivating Time

[boatingfool]

Re: Aggrivating Time

If you a buy a boat through a broker it will come with a warranty??<br /><br />Are these brokers looking for boats at dealers or private sellers??<br /><br />Will the broker warranty a boat they find for you thru a private seller?<br /><br />I must admit I dont know how this broker thing works.

 

[mellowyellow]

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Ken, yur buddy should at the very least be able<br />to give you the "broker market pricing".<br />a v.good starting point IMO.<br />better to give them a specific yr/model.<br />even playing field then...

 

[KennyKenCan]

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boatingfool,<br /><br />Boat Brokerages work like this...<br /><br />Let's say you wish to sell your boat. First, the seller (whether a private owner or a boat dealer)list his boat with a broker for X amount of money. The broker then tacks on a broker fee to the price, and then posts the boat on the web, at boat shows, at their offices, and through a broker network, that ties alot of the brokers together, at Y amount of dollars, usually for a period of time.<br /><br />If the boat sells in that period of time, the owner gets his money, and the broker gets his.<br /><br />But if the time period expires on your boat, and it gets sold, say 1 month after the expiration of the brokers time period, the owner gets his money, and the broker gets nothing.<br /><br />The nice part about purchasing from a broker is, first, they do most of the leg work in locating the vessel, they usually get your appraiser in to assess the vessel, and the broker usually attaches a warrantee to the deal, and a broker usually doesn't sell boats that are lemons or abused and not taken care of, because they can't sell those types of boats quick enough.<br /><br />Most boats offered by brokers are in far better condition than most boats, that are for sale by their owners.<br /><br />Hope that explains breifly, what a boat broker is suppose to do for it's customers.

 

[boatingfool]

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Thanks.

 

[Carphunter]

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I got it Kenny, buy a cheaper boat!<br /><br />Man, where would you be without my help. Leave it to me to solve your problems.<br /><br />(BTW - This advice is not free, you will be receiving a bill for $585.00, .......thank you)

 

[KennyKenCan]

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Carpy,<br /><br />The rubber check is in the mail.

 

[Carphunter]

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Dang it, I was gettin really excited 'cause I thought you said rubber duck. ........

 

[KennyKenCan]

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Carpy,<br /><br />You need to get out of the house!!!!!!!

 

[Carphunter]

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I know Kenny, but man I get some funny looks wearin this straight-jacket.

 

[KennyKenCan]

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I can't believe this...<br /><br />Yesterday, I recieved a bill from 2 of the 3 brokers!<br /><br />One wants $500, the other wants $755!?<br /><br />According to my contract, dated 02/02/04, I'm only obligated to pay them IF I PURCHASE A BOAT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF REQUEST OF SERVICES!!!<br /><br />Well, today is 03/02/04, and I have yet to make a purchase of a boat of any kind.<br /><br />The one group, who is asking for the $755, said in the letter that they are going to send this bill to collection in 7 days!!<br /><br />How can they do that???<br /><br />I have not violated the terms of our contract, and as far as I'm concerned, I did not purchase a boat from anywhere, so I'm not paying for services, which by the way, they only located 1 boat, and it wasn't what I wanted, so they can just all take a long walk, off a short pier!!<br /><br />Contacted my lawyer this morning!!<br /><br />Called other broker this morning at 10:30 AM EST, but they aren't even open yet, and were closed on Mondays!!!<br /><br />I must be in the wrong buisness or something, but if I conducted buisness the way these brokers do, I would have been sued and put out of buisness a long time ago!<br /><br />How do they get away with this???<br /><br />I have decided that I will wait till the end of the boating season this year, to make my purchase, as the prices are lower in the fall, than in the spring.<br /><br />Sorry for venting, but I have found that iboats is a great place to vent from greedy people in the boating industry!!!<br /><br />AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!