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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 12:17 pm
Post subject: Selling a boat
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Hello all,
I have a question about selling a boat.
It's a 17' Old Town Discovery 174 Canadian Kayak. Green.
problem is, I've only used it twice since I bought it 2 years
ago, and I don't know what it's worth, or where to advertise it!
It's in very good condition, - always been stored as instructed.
Can anyone give me a hint? Appreciate it.
H.
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 12:30 pm
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Howie <to.reply.pls.see.sig.DeleteThis@end.of.message.com.invalid> wrote in message news:<2e8h9095r7ov3m89o7aqi2bt9j9g6ctvjj.DeleteThis@4ax.com>...
> Can anyone give me a hint? Appreciate it.
Find out the list price from a couple of reatilers, I think our club
bought a similar boat recently and list was around 800 quid, but check
that out.
Remember that most retailers will knock 10% of list straight away
then, assuming it's in near mint condition, I guess you could take
another 25%, give or take, off. I'd say it needs to be enough of a
discount to make folks give up the brand new boat feeling and the
warranty/support they'd get buying new. Just my opinion though.
You've pretty much advertised on here, so try the 'for sale' forums on
the 'communicate' section SCA website[1] (though that seems to be down
at the moment) and the 'community' section of the UK Rivers site[2]. I
guess the SCA is only much use if you're in/near Scotland but you
never know.
Then there's a couple of UK paddling mags (Playboating, Paddles,
Canoeist). They all have classified pages.
Good luck.
[1] <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.scot-canoe.org/" target="_blank">http://www.scot-canoe.org/</a>
[2] <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://pub97.ezboard.com/bukriversguidebook" target="_blank">http://pub97.ezboard.com/bukriversguidebook</a><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> |
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 12:37 pm
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Howie wrote:
> It's a 17' Old Town Discovery 174 Canadian Kayak. Green.
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> problem is, I've only used it twice since I bought it 2 years
> ago, and I don't know what it's worth, or where to advertise it!
> It's in very good condition, - always been stored as instructed.
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> Can anyone give me a hint? Appreciate it.
First up, is it /really/ a kayak? Old Town do make Kayaks but I've
never come across a 17 footer. OTOH, they do make very well respected
17' Canadian/open canoes... Do you use single or double ended paddles
to make it go? If it's single bladed then we'll be talking canoe rather
than kayak.
I still won't know what it's worth, but if you find out I might very
well be interested if it isn't at the other end of the country. Where
abouts are you?
Pete.
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Peter Clinch University of Dundee
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Medical Physics, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 5:52 pm
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On Wed, 05 May 2004 09:37:50 +0100, Peter Clinch
<p.j.clinch RemoveThis @dundee.ac.uk> wrote:
|First up, is it /really/ a kayak?
<snip>
Of coure it isn't. It's an open CANOE! (sorry, I was being a
pillock).
|I still won't know what it's worth, but if you find out I might very
|well be interested if it isn't at the other end of the country. Where
|abouts are you?
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|Pete.
It's not looking good is it?. I'm in Brixham, S.Devon. - The
other end of the country 
H.
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 6:05 pm
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Howie wrote:
> It's not looking good is it?. I'm in Brixham, S.Devon. - The
> other end of the country
Bah!
Hey ho, hope you get a sensible valuation and sale following...
Pete.
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Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 7:43 pm
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> > It's not looking good is it?. I'm in Brixham, S.Devon. - The
> > other end of the country
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> Bah!
> Hey ho, hope you get a sensible valuation and sale following...
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Any chance you could deliver to the Midlands and I give you a tenner for it.
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 8:08 pm
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On Wed, 5 May 2004 16:43:51 +0100, "John Woodhall"
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|> > It's not looking good is it?. I'm in Brixham, S.Devon. - The
|> > other end of the country
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|> Bah!
|> Hey ho, hope you get a sensible valuation and sale following...
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|Any chance you could deliver to the Midlands and I give you a tenner for it.
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Hey! There's _always_ a chance!
Now, all we have to do is think up a set of circumstances which
would turn this chance into a certainty!
I'm thinking..........
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Still thinking.........
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 11:44 pm
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On 5 May 2004 09:30:04 -0700, urchaidh.RemoveThis@yahoo.co.uk (Charlie)
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Thanks Charlie, Some really useful advice here.
Appreciate it, - thanks.
H.
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 1:16 am
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I've just ordered a Brand New one having not been able to find one
secondhand (but I'm too far away as well)!. Cheapest price I could find new
was £617
Hope this helps.
TSS
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> On 5 May 2004 09:30:04 -0700, urchaidh DeleteThis @yahoo.co.uk (Charlie)
> wrote:
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> <snip>
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> Thanks Charlie, Some really useful advice here.
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> Appreciate it, - thanks.
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> H.
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> e-mail... howard<dot}coakleyatcoakley<dot].codotuk
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 2:50 pm
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On Wed, 5 May 2004 22:16:33 +0100, "TSS"
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|I've just ordered a Brand New one having not been able to find one
|secondhand (but I'm too far away as well)!. Cheapest price I could find new
|was £617
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|Hope this helps.
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|TSS
It certainly does.
Thanks very much.
H.
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 9:00 pm
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"Howie" <to.reply.pls.see.sig.RemoveThis@end.of.message.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> Hello all,
>
> I have a question about selling a boat.
>
> It's a 17' Old Town Discovery 174 Canadian Kayak. Green.
>
> problem is, I've only used it twice since I bought it 2 years
> ago, and I don't know what it's worth, or where to advertise it!
> It's in very good condition, - always been stored as instructed.
>
> Can anyone give me a hint? Appreciate it.
>
> H.
>
Howie: Where have you been with this boat!!?? I spent 2 years searching high
and low for one that I could import to the Baltics from England, but now I'm
gone from there. I am very well acquianted with OT boats (lived right next
door to the factory in Maine for 4 years, and was a guide for many years).
The 17' Discovery is an excellent all-around solo or tandem boat, good
stability and is very good for camping trips as well as day-paddles on lakes
and rivers. I've even taken it into open water for ocean paddling. I'm
curious where you got it.
I can tell you its value, and I think I'll even make an offer on it. I'll be
in Plymouth all this summer, gone for the winter, and back again all next
summer, so I might even be interested in having you store it at your place
for me (if you're willing) so I can use it in the summers.
Email me if you still have it: myronbuck-at- (followed by) yahoo-dot-com
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 5:42 pm
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Hi,
I've been here. Where have you been? !
Actually, I do still have it at the moment, although someone is
interested at the moment, at £450.
If you want a look, - you'll have to be quick. First come, first
served etc..
Sorry - can't offer storage.
Regrads,
Howard.
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 6:50 pm
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"Howie" <to.reply.pls.see.sig.DeleteThis@end.of.message.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> Hi,
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> I've been here. Where have you been? !
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> Actually, I do still have it at the moment, although someone is
> interested at the moment, at £450.
> If you want a look, - you'll have to be quick. First come, first
> served etc..
> Sorry - can't offer storage.
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> Regrads,
> Howard.
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Without storage, I can't buy it, since I live in Congo and transporting it
here would be impossible. But for the record, this boat retails new in the
US for about $1100 US (£620), and delivery costs to the UK are about another
$200 (£112), so NEW, the retail price for your boat is about £700. Used
boats in mint condition go for about 80% of the new price, so the value of
this boat is about £600 in the UK. Unless things have changed, and its
easier to find canoes there. In that case, the resell price is whatever you
can get for it!
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 2:21 am
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On Wed, 05 May 2004 09:17:14 +0100, Howie
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>Hello all,
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>I have a question about selling a boat.
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>It's a 17' Old Town Discovery 174 Canadian Kayak. Green.
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>problem is, I've only used it twice since I bought it 2 years
>ago, and I don't know what it's worth, or where to advertise it!
>It's in very good condition, - always been stored as instructed.
>
>Can anyone give me a hint? Appreciate it.
Hi
I sold one about 2 years ago I would think £400 - £600
You could try ebay
Thank you
John O'Connell
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