seems too good to be true 22 angler for sale

Not that there are any rules about how someone can sell an item they own, but I always slightly wonder when someone emphasizes that to buy another similar item I would have to spend WAY more. I mean, most people don't have a motivation to make much less money on a sale than they could. So, while there are times I would have to sell something quickly, or might have a special "friend price," I wouldn't typically put something up for sale to the general public at a price much lower than I thought they would normally pay. And if I did, I would assume that people could figure it out on their own, and that my item would sell like hotcakes without my saying anything specific about the price.

(Not to "bust on" this person specifically, because I see similar language in many ads. I just wonder about it because it tickles my logic bone.)

I do like the red trim - that was my first choice color when looking for my 22 :thup
 
yeah I caught that too about the price wording too witch makes me wonder about issues it may have.
that said the cruiser I bought was advertised similar to this (and was much less$) even with the red flags raised it turned out to be a true good deal that they just wanted to get rid of it. Luckily for me I knew nothing about balsa core and the BIG problems that could exist. I got lucky with that only having to redo the cuddy hatch from water intrusion.
 
It's a pretty cheap price but has some old two stroke motors. Even if those old smokers do run perfect they leave something more to be desired for me.

To re-power would push this old boat into the mid-20s range. At that point it doesnt seem like such a great deal.

It is probably a pretty fair dela for what it is, and if someone is willing to run those motors as-is, its a nice entry into a c-dory.
 
Lots of those older 2 strokes still running fine. For the price, if the rest of the boat is OK, even with an upgrade to a new motor, it would be a good buy.
 
Another perspective. I am a Realtor in Western Washington. The biggest responsibility of my job is setting the price of the home so it sells. I spend most of my time moving my clients from fantasy land to realville. Most people have a higher idea about what their home is worth then it really is. Or that they have to have $$ so they can move on regardless of what the house is worth. But every once in awhile I have to talk a client into a higher price. Mostly older guy that tell me " I would never give you that price for this OR any other house ever" Well my job is to do the best thing I can for the client, which is to get the most money for the home in a reasonable time regardless of what they think. To many in my field think that the most important thing in life is to CLOSE THE DEAL regardless of what is best for the client. So some people will sell a item for less then they can for a quick sell or because they just don't think anyone will pay more even when all the facts say they do.

Other concerns are time. If some one is moving or just need the money for another use. So just want not to have to deal with something. I bought a used dish washer for Susan last year. It was a one year old Jen Air unit that sells for $1200 or so. I bought it because the sell wanted it out of the garage. His wife was redecorating AGAIN and did not like the color anymore. I got it for $200 even thu every one on craigs list was $800 or more. Susan loves it and it works far better then the one I had.

I would buy this boat just to fix it up a little and resale it.
 
starcrafttom":dmz5g3nm said:
But every once in awhile I have to talk a client into a higher price. Mostly older guy that tell me " I would never give you that price for this OR any other house ever" Well my job is to do the best thing I can for the client, which is to get the most money for the home in a reasonable time regardless of what they think. To many in my field think that the most important thing in life is to CLOSE THE DEAL regardless of what is best for the client. So some people will sell a item for less then they can for a quick sell or because they just don't think anyone will pay more even when all the facts say they do.
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Exactly. We lived in a small 3 bedroom ranch house for about 40 years. When it was time to sell and move to WA our neighbor's son offered us more than 10 times what we paid for it. I thought it was a fortune. Dotty insisted we check with a local realtor. He sold it in one day for $50k more than the son offered. Then we bought our 22 footer with the difference and the rest is, well, history.
 
the boat seems appropriately priced to me. upgrade the motors and move to a tandem axle and you're about mid 20s anyways What's nice about this boat is you don't *need* to upgrade the motors or the trailer, so it technically is a fairly low cost way to get into a 22. although still probably fairly priced. additionally you have the electric winch and downriggers already there. so there's thousands in upgrades that you dont have to worry about. I think a person should feel very good about that price if the boat is in good shape otherwise.


its like buying the worst house on a really good block. doesn't mean its a bad house :)
 
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