You're not giving it away but as some one looking for my next boat in that range I would probably go for some thing like this for around $45k, but thats just me and everyone is different

that white pointer is very nice , surprised it hasn't sold

Cheers for that Coastal.
Yep in good nik, well maintained.
That White Pointer looks ok to, see it's dropped from 53K
It also appears to have 3 batteries.

In no hurry so can wait as see.

Ponty, only replies I've had have been texts or emails from cons.
One of the main reason I stopped using T&E, every add I put on there had every crook under the sun emailing.
Also the reason for my comment, if they can't afford to ring they can't afford to own a boat.

Guess i'll have to keep hand in pockets while at the boat show.

Generally sellers need to get real in their expectations.

If a unit is 10 years old and halfway through its useful life then no way can they expect more than 50% of new price given that it is now into the expensive half of its life.

Often sellers are expecting closer to 75% of new which is nuts - it doesn't happen on cars so why do they think boats are different.

People bagging Trademe here confuse me. What is the difference between TM and Ebay ? I use both. Are they both not auction sites. My gripe with TM are their fees ~ but that is another story entirely !
There is no such thing as "too much" for anything. A price is settled between a willing supplier and a willing buyer. Nobody is twisting anybody's arms here. You may FEEL that the guy is asking too much, but the very fact that YOU want it ~ puts the seller in the box seat. Your house may have a CV of $500,000 but if your land agent said that they could get $1,000,000 for it, would you be the one to say "No thanks, $500,000 is fair"?
I don't think so.
There ain't no such thing as fair

Contract wrote: People bagging Trademe here confuse me. What is the difference between TM and Ebay ?Ebay's start is the reserve which is what I was saying was the fairest system I use both. Are they both not auction sites. My gripe with TM are their fees ~ but that is another story entirely ! There is no such thing as "too much" for anything. A price is settled between a willing supplier and a willing buyer. Agree totally Nobody is twisting anybody's arms here. You may FEEL that the guy is asking too much, but the very fact that YOU want it ~ puts the seller in the box seat. Your house may have a CV of $500,000 but if your land agent said that they could get $1,000,000 for it, would you be the one to say "No thanks, $500,000 is fair"?no but a no reserve would tell people that you are serious about selling regardless of the price, A no reserve price may well be set high but at least if you want it and am prepared to pay the asking price, its yours. I don't think so. There ain't no such thing as fair

I get brassed off with start prices of say $5000 when the reserve is say $10000. Its not illegal to do it but they have caused me to lose total interest in the auction.
Similar to links in this sites for sale part, cant be bothered looking as the beauty of buying from people on here is that you almost know them and trust that they will be honest in their dealings with you. The links are(to me) nothing more than unpaid for advertising that this sites owners get nothing for when the sellers are making money from it.

now days I rearly buy from TM but buy often from Ebay

How long do boats sit on trademe for?
Well we started looking in the 10 to 20K bracket around 2 years ago, finally brought just over a yr ago... but notice most of the boats that where there 2yrs ago still are... maybe discount a couple Ks.

If the boats that we short listed, these where fairly newish listings at the time, reasonble priced... ALL they had already brought their new replacement , or moved on to new horizons outside boating, and all (4) sold within a short time.
There are a lot on boat sales yards in this bracket, and still on the yard.

Another thing to consider is "is it just boats?"
No.. Im also into classic and muscle cars, since the recession started, these 2 have stopped moving, expect those of good quality and reasonable price (same as boats).. thu we are now just starting to see these move again....economy just starting to fire up, economic confidence highest been in years refects this.

Do boats market price change as per season change... well most ppl told me so, but follow the markets and no...its just more boats sell with better weather.. and not those that ppl ask top dollar for because they think the price goes up.

I think the boats that do move are those that pplk have brought and done their homework on the market before hand, brought solid boats at reasonable prices, and then flick off again at a reasonable price and usually of a better upgraded tidy quality...
No different than buying a house a little run down spend 35/45K on it and flick off later...or keep as a rental... those who get stuck. burnt havnt done their homework.

one thing is for sure, if you see a boat that is a good price or fairly priced they go quick.

ive missed out on a couple humming and harrring. now i know what is and isnt ideal its a lot easier to jump on something suitable.

im at the point where i just dont bother messaging someone who wants top dollar for an average or run down boat.

i guess trademe is happy to just take the money for listing it.

the one thing i really dislike about trademe is the user experience. it seems to me they have no focus at a systems analysis perspective on UX. simple things like giving more options in the search engine. being able to list your saved favs by price or whatever else you choose. just little basics that in this day and age should be gimmes. makes the whole process of finding a boat, then comparing its value to others very onerous. also why when i limit my search to $5k do i get 20 plus boats above this price up to $20k as an example. just shoddy.

im with you CJ, i just price my gear at what is fair and usually below fair, if people are ridiculous i ignore them.

frustrating process buying at the bottom end of the market :-)

still kicking myself over a couple of boats i wasnt ready to jump on. thats life.

quite funny zambesi, my plan was to go from 50ft power boat to 12ft fishing boat and in another 24 months 30-40ft keeler for long range boating. thanks for the heads up.