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sailorgal · 13-10-2008, 11:35

I have seen some very sleazy actions by some brokers that have been recommended on this site. I was going to post this on a seprate thread a couple of days ago, but since this thread has come up, I'll post here.

We have been looking at a particular catamaran brand for a while. One boat in particular that I've kept my eye on for well over a year. We only recently are in a position to seriously think of buying. I know a little history about this particular boat. I looked at her when I was in South Florida in early July. The fact that the listing broker (from another well known South florida Catamaran brokerage company) didn't show up at the appointed time didn't affect that I liked the boat.

In early September, my partner and I were both travelling to South Florida and he wanted to see the boat. I emailed the broker. I got a response that the boat had sold but they just hadn't gotten around to removing the Yachtworld listing. Okay -- not impressed with that particular catamaran broker, but there are other boats out there.

About a week ago, I see that the same boat is listed again! This time with the "Other well-known south Florida catamaran broker company" The boat is now in western South Florida (near Marco island) and is listed at only $137K. I emailed the listing broker to find out what happened. Did the new owners change their minds? Was this just a ploy to make the boat look like a new listing???? I never got an answer from the broker.

A few days later, I see that the boat has a "sale pending" on the yachtworld listing. I'm not surprised. I WAS however surprised about three days later when I looked at the listing again, and while it still had a "sale pending" notation on it, the catamaran listing company had increased the supposed asking price to $165K !!!! Who are they kidding? They want to make it look like the sale pending offer was on the higher price. This company also has another similar boat listed at a higher price.

I won't go into some other shady dealings this company has made. Anyone interested and PM me.

So, I repeat -- do some background research first!! Don't necessarily trust any broker.

Other than that --- have fun!

cheers

13-10-2008, 11:35	#8
sailorgal Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 136	Do your own research first -- don't explicitly trust a broker! I have seen some very sleazy actions by some brokers that have been recommended on this site. I was going to post this on a seprate thread a couple of days ago, but since this thread has come up, I'll post here. We have been looking at a particular catamaran brand for a while. One boat in particular that I've kept my eye on for well over a year. We only recently are in a position to seriously think of buying. I know a little history about this particular boat. I looked at her when I was in South Florida in early July. The fact that the listing broker (from another well known South florida Catamaran brokerage company) didn't show up at the appointed time didn't affect that I liked the boat. In early September, my partner and I were both travelling to South Florida and he wanted to see the boat. I emailed the broker. I got a response that the boat had sold but they just hadn't gotten around to removing the Yachtworld listing. Okay -- not impressed with that particular catamaran broker, but there are other boats out there. About a week ago, I see that the same boat is listed again! This time with the "Other well-known south Florida catamaran broker company" The boat is now in western South Florida (near Marco island) and is listed at only $137K. I emailed the listing broker to find out what happened. Did the new owners change their minds? Was this just a ploy to make the boat look like a new listing???? I never got an answer from the broker. A few days later, I see that the boat has a "sale pending" on the yachtworld listing. I'm not surprised. I WAS however surprised about three days later when I looked at the listing again, and while it still had a "sale pending" notation on it, the catamaran listing company had increased the supposed asking price to $165K !!!! Who are they kidding? They want to make it look like the sale pending offer was on the higher price. This company also has another similar boat listed at a higher price. I won't go into some other shady dealings this company has made. Anyone interested and PM me. So, I repeat -- do some background research first!! Don't necessarily trust any broker. Other than that --- have fun! cheers __________________ How can I get lost?? I don't know where I'm going!