Display Your Location; What It's Worth Depends on Where You Are

[lncoop]

Ladies and gents, it's been mentioned more than once but apparently bears mentioning again given the recent rash of "what's it worth?" posts. If you want the community's opinion of a rig's worth you MUST include your location in your post or your profile, preferably your profile. Geography is a significant factor in boat values. A bass boat may go for $3800 in Mississippi but fetch $5200 in Michigan. That is a random fictional example but not an exxageration in many cases. Help us help you. That is all.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Display Your Location; What It's Worth Depends on Where You Are

Ayuh,... Agreed...
Like a boat might be worth $5000. up here, but only $500. coming outa Saltwater....

 

[DaNinja]

Re: Display Your Location; What It's Worth Depends on Where You Are

Ayuh,... Agreed...
Like a boat might be worth $5000. up here, but only $500. coming outa Saltwater....

Beyond, "What is it worth?" questions, I found some tech answers are different between my Texas location and my Missouri place.
Boat selections are also different if someone lives ocean-side or on the Great Lakes, as opposed to a small inland lake or river.

 

[Huron Angler]

Re: Display Your Location; What It's Worth Depends on Where You Are

Couldn't agree more...as far as aluminum Starcrafts go especially. I can find a few around here(MI) for less than $500 routinely, while the Pac NW guys are lucky to find one free of salt corrosion for less than a few thousand.

The disparity is enough almost to start exporting boats out there from the Great Lakes region, if only transport were cheaper.

Also helps when folks are asking about title transfers, since in MI the process is as easy as a bill of sale, while places like Texas make you jump thru all sorts of hoops.

 

[LippCJ7]

Re: Display Your Location; What It's Worth Depends on Where You Are

To add to the location thing when asking for technical advice its nice to know the location of the person asking the question, its not exactly unusual for a member to say "why don't you bring yourself a 12 pack of beer and your boat over and we will fix it".....unless we don't know where you are of course..

 

[fat fanny]

Re: Display Your Location; What It's Worth Depends on Where You Are

I have always thought since becoming a member that there was nothing to hide here! Just look what is given back and forth all day everyday for free help, advice and information. PRICELESS!!! so why wouldn't you want to disclose your location?

 

[DaNinja]

Re: Display Your Location; What It's Worth Depends on Where You Are

I have always thought since becoming a member that there was nothing to hide here! Just look what is given back and forth all day everyday for free help, advice and information. PRICELESS!!! so why wouldn't you want to disclose your location?

Some are just shy, or lazy.
At least put a state or province in your location.
Even a country would be a step up for some.

 

[lncoop]

Re: Display Your Location; What It's Worth Depends on Where You Are

I'm on my way, Lipp. If I leave now I can probably be there by Saturday. Do you prefer micro-brews, or Colorado Kool-Aid?

 

[LippCJ7]

Re: Display Your Location; What It's Worth Depends on Where You Are

True Ninja but there is also that thing about not being overly informative about yourself on the web, there are sites where I use my full name in my tag and those that I don't, I understand the reasoning behind people trying to be somewhat conservative with the information they provide on a public forum but sometimes it does get in the way of information being provided to them.

 

[Summer Fun]

Re: Display Your Location; What It's Worth Depends on Where You Are

I'm in the FBI protection program so I can't say where i live.

The Bayliner guys are still after me because I flipped to a Sea Ray. .

 

[DaNinja]

Re: Display Your Location; What It's Worth Depends on Where You Are

True Ninja but there is also that thing about not being overly informative about yourself on the web, there are sites where I use my full name in my tag and those that I don't, I understand the reasoning behind people trying to be somewhat conservative with the information they provide on a public forum but sometimes it does get in the way of information being provided to them.

I agree that you don't need to go to the other extreme, either. I've seen people post Google Street Views of their homes on an open foum. Yeah, that's safe.

 

[hostage]

Re: Display Your Location; What It's Worth Depends on Where You Are

I wonder if the mods can make it mandatory?

 

[ezmobee]

Re: Display Your Location; What It's Worth Depends on Where You Are

I wonder if the mods can make it mandatory?

Nope.

 

[Summer Fun]

Re: Display Your Location; What It's Worth Depends on Where You Are

Bubba thats funny .

 

[lncoop]

Re: Display Your Location; What It's Worth Depends on Where You Are

Bubba, please stop harassing Summer Fun and return to your twelve step meeting. They're missing you.