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Cajunhunter67.
A lot of guys just can’t afford the higher end, top of the line, premium boat even in the used market one or two years old. Let that boat get 10 years old and In the 20 to 30K range and the number of buyers increase exponentially.
If you are having a hard time selling your boat it might be because of your pricing. Copy and paste this into your address bar or just click the link…https://bassboat4sale.com/pro…Check out Adrian Avena’s boat…it’s priced about right
It priced to sell! Quickly!!
It’s priced to sell quickly, very true. Better keep one thing in mind, that boat Mr. Avena has listed is most likely a promotional boat along with the all the equipment on it as well as run in one or two years on a pro tour. That’s another thing that hinder’s all the rest of other sellers and buyers making a deal. And when it comes to holding a boat for “10 years” in order to make a quick sale, that dosen’t make sense, not to buyers, they may think there’s too many problems and to manufactures thinking that’s too long turnaround time!
Keep in mind Adrian’s boat has a Suzuki on it. He will have to sell cheap due to the lack of Suzuki dealers and it not being a popular engine among Bass boats buyers.
With that being said, your boat being yellow falls in that category. Its not a popular color. Its a love/ hate color. You either love it, or your not buying it. Silver, white, black, blue red, will be more acceptable to a used buyer. Kind of like having a green or gold boat. It will be tough to get rid of. You have to find that guy that thinks yellow is pure sexiness. Or your going to have to lower the price into the 40’sk to get rid of it. I truly believe had your boat been a different color, it would be gone.
Me personally, I like different. I like not having a boat that blends in with everything else on the lake. Not everyone will feel like we do. It does hit us in the pocket when we go to sell.
I dont know if I mentioned it, or if you have it listed already, but put it for sale on the BBC boat classifieds. Its where I have sold every one of my BCB’s.
Very good point regarding the engine, but I point out. There are a number of BCB’s, Eyra,s, “14” on BBC, and other’s, in the colors you mentioned and are still looking for a new home! And BTW, on my boat I put a OBO on the listing, if you want to talk, we’ll talk!
Chuck Bumpilori:
Very good point regarding the engine, but I point out. There are a number of BCB’s, Eyra,s, “14” on BBC, and other’s, in the colors you mentioned and are still looking for a new home! And BTW, on my boat I put a OBO on the listing, if you want to talk, we’ll talk!
Chuck
As for BBC, if the owner doesn’t email them to show the boat as sold or delete, the ad will remain on the site. Many of those boats have been sold and the site moderator requires that the owners email to remove the ad.
I do know you have it listed as OBO. I believe it will sell for you. Will take that guy that likes yellow, and it will be gone. I just seen on the BCB Facebook group where one guy was interested in seeing a green and blue colored boat. I believe (in pics only) I have seen 2 green BCB boats. There was also an owner with a purple BCB. Took him quite some time to sell it. It always comes down to the eye of the beholder. Price. Location, and ones ability to pay. There has been some real good points made in this thread. I hope that fine Eyra sells soon for you!
Yes, I was aware that some of those boat were sold, I only counted the one’s that I was reasonably sure were not. Insofar as colors go, there was a Lynx that sold here at the lake that was White & Purple, and for an Arm and Leg$$ If you remember Old Sam Rush had a White, Yellow and Purple Cougar, LSU colors!!
It is a tough market right now for sure, my 18 is like new and I feel a good color to the general audience.
My price is down to 51500.00
That is a steal for a 18
scubacat:
It is a tough market right now for sure, my 18 is like new and I feel a good color to the general audience.
My price is down to 51500.00
That is a steal for a 18
Both are excellent deals being they are near 20k less than a new Eyra loaded. The used boat market as noted in this thread is a buyers market and tough as hell for the seller. You and Chucks boats are both immaculate.
I have couple of interesting questions I will throw out there. How much depreciation do you think is fair for a seller to incur on a one year boat in excellent shape, rigged correctly, with low hours?
If what 1stinLA said is true in most instances many of the fishermen purchasing these new boats cannot properly operate the sophisticated electronics should the boat be offered for sale with and without?
I am not asking these with any disrespect intended to anyone reading these posts or contributing.
I have mine priced at a $4.5k+ haircut on a boat purchased at about $12k off retail, and taxes paid at almost $5k to boot.
The number one way to sell a bass boat is to have title in hand. If the bank owns the note, you have to sell it for what they tell you. Fair depreciation is the amount the seller is willing to accept to move the boat to get into the next one.
Used boat market has been strange for a while, but it is at its peak right now. It’s like a huge tug of war between buyers and sellers on price/value. There are enough ‘bargains’ that pop up that many buyers will just sit and wait and it makes many appear priced high. IMO – price, extras, color,condition and location matter more than ever. And the higher the price – the more they matter. Most used buyers in the 45k+ range are buying it with the mindset of its like a ‘new’ boat to them and they aren’t willing to sacrifice personal choices and they don’t want to spend any money after the purchase. There are only so many buyers at 50k+ and if you can afford 50, you can probably afford 70 so IMO most 45-55 buyers are bargain buyer personalities like myself. If a buyer isn’t getting inquiries or reasonable offers, then its probably priced too high because when a boat is priced right its gone within hours usually and less than a week for sure. That tells me there are loads of buyers out there, but they just disagree with many sellers on the value.
5 keepers:
The number one way to sell a bass boat is to have title in hand. If the bank owns the note, you have to sell it for what they tell you. Fair depreciation is the amount the seller is willing to accept to move the boat to get into the next one.
One last quick point, Titles in hand make things, the deal, very easy if you’re selling to another individual. Also, in Missouri, if you sell your boat and have ideas about buying another one from another private seller, you have “180 days” not 6 months, to make that purchase and receive a substantial tax credit when you go to register your next boat. Not like when you purchase new or with a trade-in and you get stuck with a heavy sales tax bill on the cash difference of your buy. And in closing, if a person is qualified enough to buy one of these high-end boats complete with all the goodies then he/she can sit down and read the electronics manual …. or call customer service !!! BTW, 5Keepers is right, Whatever the owner is willing to absorb in order to sell.
Enjoying this thread. Many excellent points made from a buyer and a sellers mindset.
My current boat ( 2016 PII); When I purchased it, I was in no way looking for a boat. I had a 2011 Sabre with a 175 Merc that had only 79 hrs. It was immaculate and met my needs for tournament fishing. I was in Nigeria working (here now typing this), when my buddy sent me a Facebook ad for a PII for sale 30 minutes from my house. It was a steal! It had only 40hrs on the 200 ProXs. I contacted the owner thru my wife. He than messaged me via messenger. I knew it wouldn’t last long at his asking price. I STILL got him to knock off an additional 500.00. My wife thought I was retarded trying to get him to lower his price, but it opened up additional funds for an extra prop!
The Sabre FTD I owned at the time I got the PII, I had also purchased at a very good price. After having it 2 years, I sold it for the price I paid for it. Most buyers are not as anal as I am, but when I do sell, the next buyer usually reaps the cost saving I received. Even at my purchase price.
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