[Rhodes22-list] Re: public service announcement re used boats

[stan]

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: stan 
  To: rhodes22-lst at rhodes22.org 
  Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 9:15 AM
  Subject: public service announcement re used boats


      so sue me, I am blatantly touting the value of the recycling process;  but do so as a pre-emptive service to future used boat buyers lurking out there:


  1.    Somehow the e-Bay boat that Brad was considering, ended up at GB, at great gas cost to us.  Even the mast, the reason Brad wanted the boat, is NG.  The boat is a mess, missing lots of parts and not worth recycling. 

  2.    A boat was recently offered on this list,  bypassing GB (seller shall remain nameless).  It was purchased by a List reader (who shall remain nameless) who also bypassed GB.  Now, even though our investments laid the ground work for this transaction and even though we have in no way been compensated for this transaction and even though we invested in making the buyer pre-aware of the recycled boat advantages, we now receive a letter bitterly complaining of a long list of things wrong with his purchase. To quote a few of his out-of-context words,   "....I am not exactly thrilled [with a Rhodes] right now ..." 

  I get the feeling we are not doing a good enough job explaining the worth of recycled Rhodes and therefore boats are ending up with unearned bum raps - sorry about how this kind of word of mouth handicapping can affect your future return when it comes to selling your boats.. 

  stan/gbi