Post by freewind on Dec 28, 2018 0:18:08 GMT
Having owned my boat now for two years I am ready for a change. I now know what I want . Have made a list of desirable features and have seen advertised several boats that tick about 60% of the boxes,which I think is about as close to my ideal boat as I will get.
I got a bit of a fright when I read my mooring contract.If the marina broker my boat,they charge 5.4% plus advertising charges.If I sell it myself privately they charge 2.5% plus VAT. If I was to sell on fleabay their charge is £250 plus listing fee,so it is not going to be much cheaper selling it myself.
I did sign the mooring contract initially,but didn't at the time think ahead to changing boats. [silly bugger me!]
I am not by nature dishonest,but parting with a large chunk of money just to sell my boat will hurt.
I am seriously considering giving my notice at my mooring,putting my boat up for auction on fleabay,putting a high reserve price on it (one that it won't reach) and doing a deal off fleabay. (if it doesn't reach it's reserve price then there are no further charges)
Am I being a crook doing this? or is this quite legitimate business practice?
I got a bit of a fright when I read my mooring contract.If the marina broker my boat,they charge 5.4% plus advertising charges.If I sell it myself privately they charge 2.5% plus VAT. If I was to sell on fleabay their charge is £250 plus listing fee,so it is not going to be much cheaper selling it myself.
I did sign the mooring contract initially,but didn't at the time think ahead to changing boats. [silly bugger me!]
I am not by nature dishonest,but parting with a large chunk of money just to sell my boat will hurt.
I am seriously considering giving my notice at my mooring,putting my boat up for auction on fleabay,putting a high reserve price on it (one that it won't reach) and doing a deal off fleabay. (if it doesn't reach it's reserve price then there are no further charges)
Am I being a crook doing this? or is this quite legitimate business practice?
