Flats Boat Anybody?

[THEFERMANATOR]

I was willing to basically bend over backwards for the guy, but wouldn't take it there for him. I was willing to go and take my time and talk to my bank and set-up a way to verify his check as well since BANK OF AMERICA is open SATURDAY mornings. He fired back with the "well how do I know your boat is what you say it is, I may get it home and have it be junk". I reminded him that I told him I wanted him to run the boat and to be satisfied before any money changed hands. I also told him that if he used the buy it now on Ebay and he didn't like the boat when he got here I would gladly let him out of the bid for my listing fees. I can't be any fairer than that, but some people want you to run backwards through a cornfield NAKED before there happy.

[bradford]

Money talks....bullsh!t runs a marathon in my book.

[THEFERMANATOR]

The more I thought about the guy from the GOERGIA, the more it smelled like SH!T to me. The thing that got me was why would he go to his bank to hand his cell phone to the loan manager to assure me his personal check was good. I've never known a bank that didn't want to deal in a certified cashiers check, over a persoanl check. Yet this lady I spoke to was trying to convince me to takehis personal check. Smelled to fishy to me, and his not calling back pretty well sealed the deal to me. I may not sell it right now, but at least I know I'm not giving it away due to a bad check. Took her out yesterday and let my nephews go swimmin in the lake. She's still a good running boat, and with the oil injection it don't smoke at all.

[randlemanboater]

I have no doubt that he was a scammer Ferm......bankers cant verify personal checks on the phone.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by randlemanboater

I have no doubt that he was a scammer Ferm......bankers cant verify personal checks on the phone.

That's what I figured as well. It just seemed to fishy to me, and he never called back after I told him no persoanl checks verifiable funds only.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Well took a little longer than I thought it would, and I took $250 less than I wanted. But, SHE IS GONE! Ended up getting $7750 for it, and I kept my new batteries, so I guess with boat sales here lately I didn't do to bad. Hated seeing her go, espescially knowing she carried an over $11K book value on her. Oh well, now it's time to finish out the HYDRA-SPORT.

[regidog]

I went through the same with a Jeep I was selling. The scam is they send you a personal/certified check. You put it in the bank, it clears, you send the item. the bank comes back 2-3 weeks later and says it was a bogus check and you are responsible for the amount of the check. Standard scam now I ask for money in hand and in face transactions and I do not use EBAY as its hard to get your listing fee back. Good to hear you sold her and didn't fall for someones crap.

Me too, CASH only. I have anyone that is interested sign a non-refundable deposit slip to hold a vehicle(usually ask for $200.00 cash or more). I state on the deposit slip that only cash will be accepted for the balance.

Give'em 3 business days in writing on the deposit slip, if they don't finish the deal in the time alotted, the vehicle is back on the market and deposit covers my expenses for the hassle and the people I had to turn away. I hve given an extra couple of days when it seems needed for a nice person, but always have the ball in my court.

[randlemanboater]

Good for you FERM....I bet when the next "book" comes out, she will be valued a lot less anyway with the way boat prices are dropping.

[macojoe]

Congrats!!!