Boat classified's and reality !
 

Got to wonder what people are thinking by listing a boat as excellent condition, etc when it's not.........

Personally, I think it's just wasting people's time.

Not getting too specific because I don't believe in bashing someone's classified, so just commenting of what's found all too frequently with boat ads !

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder I guess....

Ain't that the truth!!


I think that they just do not KNOW.

To me, a swollen transom that's bending outward from the weight of the engine, and associated cracks is not excellent condition !

Funny. Pull hard, and the transom might just rip off, but that's excellent condition ?

Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but buyer beware. Such is the used boat market. Good thing we're not talking used airplanes - a lot more at risk !

It's not just boats, it's just about everything for sale anymore. People seem to have lost there morals and just have no consience anymore. I'm working on a 66 MUSTANG right now for somebody, and it might as well be called a RUSTANG as bad off as it is. This guy is from Brazil anddoesn't know a whole lot about cars, and he got taken for $5K pretty badly on this one. it should be beuty is in the eye of the BEERholder anymore.

my favorite is "needs tlc". uggh. i looked at boats with rotten transoms, boats that had been sittting in the backyard for years, boats that had been smashed into docks, and boats that didnt have one square inch of decent gelcoat. every single one of them was in good condition or could use a little tlc according to their owner. i sold my 26ft albemarle last fall, before i put it on the market, i spent a ton of time repairing the gelcoat and detailing it, im not sure i could have listed with a clear conscience some of the boats ive looked at :head:

Unfortunately, it's the times we live in. People try to get away with just about anything now. Our nation lacks a conscience for the most part. Yes, there are some ppl that just don't know about boats and never should have had one in the first place, and then there are those that are just trying to make a quick buck. We, as prospective buyers, need to be ever vigilant because the world is full of scammers now. One of our members just got taken with an outdrive that was held together basically with JB Weld and paint. Makes you wonder what the world is coming to...:bat:

That's all true guys.


Just had another tell me " you're the first person to notice the discrepancy".......that being the ad said 225hp, but the engine cover is a 250hp.

Told me - no need to check the compression, it was good 2 years ago.
Yeh, ok.......next.

So much crap out there.

buyer beware its for sale for a reason!!!!!!!!!!!!!:nut:

Buy the Whaler I have for sale. It is ummm, perfect, no flaws, like showroom new, immaculate, never seen the sun, never been in the water, only run on hose in the driveway, 400 engine hours. My neighbors are most interested in the sale. I have no idea why? :hi: