Price this engine

[Striper80]

I have an 89 110hp 20" shaft evinrude. I have it on here for sale, and on Craigslist, for sale for $1000 OBO. Compression was good and even when I checked it. Am I too high? I'd like to move the engine.

[smokeonthewater]

wrong time of year... it'll sell in the spring... might get quite a bit more than that too

[Striper80]

I thought parts in the fall, boats in the spring,no?

[THEFERMANATOR]

I thought parts in the fall, boats in the spring,no?
Fall=cheap boats and parts, spring= $$$ for boats and parts. People aren't willing to spend money when they can't use something, but come spring when the weather warms up they want out on the water.

[smokeonthewater]

nah... it's BUY in the fall SELL in the spring... that said, I keep thinking about it but you're a long way from me and ideally I want a 135 or bigger

[THEFERMANATOR]

nah... it's BUY in the fall SELL in the spring... that said, I keep thinking about it but you're a long way from me and ideally I want a 135 or bigger
For those who can wait or want bargains, yes. But many people pull there boats out and there engines get messed up from being sat up improperly winterized or whatever, and want an engine now to repalce it and will pay big bucks for it. I'm always amazed at what stuff brings up north in the spring, but in the fall there are some bargains from peopel not wanting to winterize and move em quick.

[smokeonthewater]

Exactly my point... Sure you can sell in the fall or buy in the spring and LOTS of people do but those folks end up w decidedly less cash in their pockets than the alternative.

[phatdaddy]

also, being a 110, it's an unusual hp. too large for the 3 cyl crowd and lower end of the 4 cyl range. being a 20" kinda limits your market . also, it's a 25 year old motor and to 75% of boaters, the preception is 2 stroke is obsolete.
you might try some local fresh water forums, 20" is a little more standard.
it's getting harder and harder to sell any 2 stroke ob thats more than 10 years old.
i know, i've got a couple sitting in the back yard

[Striper80]

nah... it's BUY in the fall SELL in the spring... that said, I keep thinking about it but you're a long way from me and ideally I want a 135 or bigger

I have two engines. The one is a 130 hp 25" shaft Johnson, that's the Sandy engine. The other is the 110 hp. My plan was to hang them both on the Grady I have so I can run them on a boat, but the transom turned out to be complete mush on there. So now it looks like I'll hang onto them again until the spring.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Don't forget to try scream and fly for selling them. The 20" shaft 110 would probably move over there.

[Striper80]

Don't forget to try scream and fly for selling them. The 20" shaft 110 would probably move over there.

Thanks

[randlemanboater]

As said, price is fine, season is wrong.

Unless you are in south Fla...then its always boat season.

[Destroyer]

As said, price is fine, season is wrong.

Unless you are in south Fla...then its always boat season.


Naa....it's wabbit season

[smokeonthewater]

SHHHHHHH Be vewy vewy quiet

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHY5Y5mJOMM

[Striper80]

Looks like I priced it right. A guy said he'll send me a check for the full amount, I just have to send him my name and address. :laugh:
Does anyone even fall for that crap?

[Destroyer]

Looks like I priced it right. A guy said he'll send me a check for the full amount, I just have to send him my name and address. :laugh:
Does anyone even fall for that crap?


That's a two edged sword.

On one edge, if you send him your name and address, he has them and then can come and steal the engine. Or the check, if he does send one, can bounce. Stipulate to him that if he sends you a check, it must first clear both banks before you will release the engine.

On the other edge, he could be perfectly legit and will really send you a valid check or bank cashiers check.

Personally, I like to ask them why they cannot just come to my house, pay in cash and take the engine with them when they leave.

Another way around it is to offer to send the item to them COD. Use UPS or FedEx and stipulate to the carrier that the payment must be made in cash.

You have to decide, based on your conversations with him, how you want to handle it.

[Striper80]

I was joking. The message I got was definitely a scam. I didn't bother responding. It was a text from an odd number that was worded funny. I won't give anyone my address without at least talking to them.