Flats Boat Anybody?

[randlemanboater]

I'm sure I do want it, and I'm just as sure I can't afford it.

The other night at dinner we were all talking about our upcomming Disney trip and the cost and such and I brought up that instead of going to Disney, I could buy another boat.

I put it up for a vote....I lost 3 neighs, 2 yea's (my boy voted for the boat).

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by randlemanboater

I'm sure I do want it, and I'm just as sure I can't afford it.

The other night at dinner we were all talking about our upcomming Disney trip and the cost and such and I brought up that instead of going to Disney, I could buy another boat.

I put it up for a vote....I lost 3 neighs, 2 yea's (my boy voted for the boat.

Democracy in motion, it'll get ya every time.

[THEFERMANATOR]

SO CLOSE, BUT SO FAR AWAY. Had somebody who wants my boat call this morning from GEORGIA, but he wants to pay me with a personal check. I told him verifiable funds only for payment as I don't want to get a bogus cashiers check or something like I got in the past. He took offense to he fact that I wouldn't take a persoanl check, so I don't think I'll hear from him again. I don't see why it's a problem that I want funds that are guaranteed tobe good, I was even willing to meet him half way for fuel costs. Oh well, hopefully it will get better before auction end.

[randlemanboater]

If he can write a check, there's no reason he couldn't hand you cash.....you are right for wanting real money......people ought to understand in this day and time, with all the scammers out there.

[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.