Scott - Sorry for getting back to you so, later ....... How are you making out with the Sale of your Scout ? and YES please send the pictures so, I can post both the Sale of your SCOUT and the pictures . I think she will sell between $7K to $8K ..... Thanks Joe
On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 12:40 PM, salarson2001@yahoo.com <info@herreshoffregistry.org> wrote:
> Hi Cardinal Joe,
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> I am Scott Larson, and have the Scout in Chanhassen, MN for sale. I am looking for some advice on selling it. I had hopes for the boat when I got it that were not entirely realistic for an inland sailor. But most of all, I decided the slip fees were too much on my new budget. And, as you well know, the Scout cannot be sailed off a trailer. It is the Scout that Doug McFall was selling in in Moscow Idaho 2009. Hull Number 4. You made note of my ad on your march 29th post. You commented immediately before that post on a Scout (NJ6276CZ) indicating a value of around 5,000 dollars for the boat without a trailer. Mine is, I think in similar condition, I think, except that the rudder and steering mechanism are in tact and functional.
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> I am about to post an ad on the CBA site, Cats for Sale, in hopes that the crowd will be more interested there. I was planning to lower the price to 6500 dollars as a new starting point, though everything is negotiable these days. Responses to my ad are about 2/3 legit and about 1/3 scammers, to be expected I guess.
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> I can hold this boat for an indefinite period of time to get the right price, only I am not certain what the right price is. Is the 7000 or 6500 dollar price tag enough to make would be buyers blow off my ad, or do you think someone who really wants the boat will eventually try to make a deal regardless of the "sticker price?"
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> As far as pictures are concerned, I have more to share. Only some of them were taken by the previous owner, so I do not feel free to post those on line, but I will share them with inquirers via email.
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> Recently, John Lyle offered me 3500 for the boat without the trailer, I declined because I thought the price was significantly less than what I wanted. And what would I do with a trailer made to fit a Scout without having the Scout? Basically, I would have ended up with a big trailer worth next to nothing on the used trailer market. So I think the best thing is to move them together.
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> I would be most appreciative of any advice you could provide on the matter.
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> Thank you,
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> Scott Larson
