Another PA V20 for Sale

[rhahn427]

Your right dead beats can be a problem .......... but so can deceptive sellers. I won a bid on EBAY for a 22' boat. THe write up was great and the pictures were even better. I paid my $500 deposit and drove to NC to pick it up .........

I've seen salvage boats in better condition ...... there was a large patched hole in the transom with fiberglass just slopped on ..... they bottom painted over barnacles ..... I sat on the seat and the back fell off ...... all trim wood was rotten etc etc etc ..... and the trailer was worse ..... the back of the wheels where the brakes are supposed to be was half rusted away and it had bald radial tires that were so overloaded that you literally could not pump them up so they didn't look mostly flat .......... the trailer was rusted and bent .......

I lost my deposit and another other $500 in registration fees and travel expenses but I refused to pay the rest or take the boat ...........

guess I'm a dead beat too .......

[Bygracealone]

rhahn,

Man, I'm sorry to hear that. I was sort of burnt on my V20 purchase (drove from MD to FL to get it only to find that the tires on the trailer were cracked, he advertised it as an 88, but was an 86, etc.). I've told the story before so I won't bore the rest of the guys, but suffice it to say that you're absolutely correct; there are deadbeat sellers as well. They, too, should pay a heavy penalty for being dishonest.

I think in your case, I would have brought a friend or two with me to be witnesses and to see about getting my deposit back. My brother is 6'5 and 275 pounds. Not that I would resort to physically hurting the guy, but it would certainly make him think twice about not giving the deposit back.