| When people see a motor yacht cruising by the | | | | Make sure when buying a motoryacht through |
| normal reaction is an envious look. There is | | | | eBay that you ask all the questions you have |
| nothing that epitomizes the good life like a | | | | before putting in your bid. |
| yacht. A yacht is something that most people | | | | |
| only dream of owning; most are happy to | | | | Because eBay sellers are jealous of their |
| simply be able to ride on one at least once | | | | good reputation evidenced by the buyer's |
| in their lives. The first benefit I | | | | feedback, they are seldom dishonest. Why not |
| discovered was that sailors and non sailors | | | | ask for the seller's phone number and have a |
| alike wanted to chat and to swap stories. | | | | chat about the boat's history? |
| Because of this i have made many new friends | | | | |
| and numerous new acquaintances. | | | | Back to the buoyant market (pun number two). |
| | | | If you buy smart, not only can you enjoy the |
| What exactly is it about a yacht, motor | | | | enormous pleasure of owning and sailing your |
| yacht, other than its size, that so | | | | motor yacht. You will also benefit from a |
| enraptures people? For one thing, yachts are | | | | good resale value with some vintage yachts |
| like very nice floating homes. And like any | | | | actually increasing in price like a good |
| normal home, the number of rooms and quality | | | | wine. |
| of fittings is the big difference between | | | | |
| price tags ranging from $15,000 and $70, | | | | Personally, I bought my 20 footer from eBay |
| 000,000 and more. | | | | and never had a problem at all despite not |
| | | | seeing the boat before picking it up! This |
| For me, just finding time to get away from | | | | goes for a colleague of mine too who spent |
| work and the TV is reason enough to own a | | | | less than $10,000 on an absolute beauty two |
| boat. Add on the quality time I now spend | | | | years ago and has had no problems at all. |
| with the wife and kids and you have big | | | | Because of my experience and the fact I found |
| benefit number two. | | | | eBay quite difficult to navigate, I decided |
| | | | to build my own little site with features and |
| Most people would prefer going for a brand | | | | easy links for folks to follow. |
| new boat but this is very costly. A used | | | | |
| motor yacht can be economical and still | | | | The good news when buying a used motor yacht |
| fulfill your lifetime dream. These days, more | | | | is the amount of information you can get from |
| and more yachtsmen are finding great deals on | | | | the internet. Everybody wants to share a |
| used boats, particularly older ones. | | | | story these days and you will find no lack of |
| | | | forums where people will happily talk about |
| The used motor yacht market is very buoyant | | | | their experiences. |
| (pardon the pun) and there is a lot of | | | | |
| choice. | | | | Good luck and good sailing! |
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