[Rhodes22-list] About 1986 eBay Boat

[brad haslett]

Ed, Rob, et al,

I'll pay $6100 for this pig in a poke on a whim but
stopped the bidding there.  If someone wants this boat
they will have to start at $6150 and go up until they
meet the reserve.  Given Ed's concerns (and mine) that
is enough until the seller comes clean with more
information.  Either the seller is dumb not to reveal
more information or they have something to hide.  I'm
giving the benefit of doubt to dumb.  You would think
a Rhodes 22 this clean would be an easy seller.  I
bought mine in two days on the list and sold it in two
days on the list.  I don't go looking for zebras in a
herd of horses but I'm getting less comfortable with
this deal as time passes.  It is time for the seller
to step up to the plate and get clean with the list
instead of just referring to 'da list' as a sales
pitch.

Brad
--- Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:

> 
> Brad and Rob,
>      You guys are bidding on a pig in poke. 
> Remember he called it a 1988
> which the number clearly indicates it is not.  Who
> knows what else is
> 'slightly described wrong'.  He has not stated where
> the boat is
> specifically nor offered the opportunity to inspect.
>  Most eBay boats
> encourage inspection.  What sort of seller are we
> dealing with?
>        This may be an o.k. deal if you are a big
> stakes poker player.  The
> trailmaster trailer is appropriate for that vintage.
>  But Wilmington is on
> the coast, salt water, what shape is it really in? 
> Do you want to pay that
> much for a hull and mast. 
>        This  is getting like those TV poker games. 
> The seller is not the
> guy who posted to eBay.  What does the seller know
> about sailboats?  He may
> be descibing a sailboat that his friend remembers
> from a couple of years
> ago.
>        Now the 1982 reported for sail in Michigan is
> for sale by a name I
> recognize as formerly being on the list.  Why he did
> not post to the list, I
> do not know.  Also, he does not indicate and picture
> does not show whether
> standard main or IMF. 
>        I did not know that professional pilots were
> such gamblers.  Gee,
> zero visability, ice on wings, flying at 1500 feet
> when ground level is
> 1200.
> 
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC USA
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