More craigslist fun...... - Canoeing / Kayaking

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More craigslist fun...... - Yanoer - Mar-12-13 12:49 AM
- A bargain - desertdave - Mar-12-13 1:05 AM
  - Perception is reality... - Canuka - Mar-12-13 9:13 AM
    - Craigslist - thebob.com - Mar-12-13 10:05 AM
      - funkoid canoe - willowleaf - Mar-14-13 10:05 AM
        
        Yup, another junk Coleman - guideboatguy - Mar-14-13 10:26 PM
        That's the wasp waist design they used - g2d - Mar-15-13 3:39 PM
- Stupidity - tempest170 - Mar-15-13 2:19 PM
- Anybody want an 80 lb. Old Town Kevlar - jhb8426 - Mar-18-13 1:23 AM
  - Karnak not bid on Saranac. - g2d - Mar-18-13 2:01 AM
  - somebody must've pointed out the error - Canuka - Mar-18-13 6:11 PM
    - Ohhh darn - jhb8426 - Mar-19-13 12:14 AM
      - I don't know, I started with one of them - Pirateoverforty - Mar-19-13 12:55 AM
- on the other hand..... - willowleaf - Mar-20-13 12:45 PM
  - That is a gem - samturcot - Mar-22-13 9:27 AM
- another dreamer... - Steve_in_Idaho - Mar-22-13 5:39 AM
- Ads - Dgremlin - Mar-23-13 5:01 PM
- Small Market Niche - PlacidPaddler - Apr-24-13 11:37 AM
- It's baaa'aaack. - Yanoer - Apr-24-13 2:51 PM
  - And it's a virgin! - Canuka - Apr-25-13 8:48 AM
- then there are the minimalists: - willowleaf - Apr-25-13 12:07 PM

Messages in this Topic

  A bargain
  Posted by: desertdave on Mar-12-13 1:05 AM (EST)

at only 5X it's true value! Buy two, they are going fast.

  Perception is reality...
  Posted by: Canuka on Mar-12-13 9:13 AM (EST)

I guess this guy takes it seriously. "I perceive it to be worth three times more than MSRP. That's my reality and I'm sticking to it."

  Craigslist
  Posted by: thebob.com on Mar-12-13 10:05 AM (EST)

-- Last Updated: Mar-14-13 6:44 PM EST --

The seller is living in a wet dream; as are more & more craiglist boat sellers.

Used to be you could find a few decent canoes/kayaks there on occasion. Those occasions are getting fewer & farther between, or they are getting snapped up before I see them. I believe it is the former. What I've been seeing lately is way overpriced, or junk.

Asking retail or above on used Pelicans & Colemans canoes., 300 bucks, and more, for ancient, rental, aluminum "beaters" with flaking paint, and numerous repairs. Retail or above on well used, warped, UV faded, pumpkin seeds kayaks.

Hate to see some of those old, wood trimmed, Mad River, and Dagger canoes models that have been laying on the ground for 6 or 7 years. Turned over for the first time (for photo) in many years; UV faded, filled with mud, dirt dauber & wasp nests, leaves, etc. Wood trim, and cane seats turning black, cracked, rotting away. Seller talking about what a high quality canoe it is; quoting original retail price, and talking up the fact that it's wood trimmed.
Just needs a little clean up; doofus is asking $700.00, or trade for things that go bang.

BOB

P.S. Does anyone buy a Harley motorcycle anymore with the intention of keeping it? Or do they buy Harleys now with the intention of trying to sell them on Craigslist 1 or 2 years after they bought it? I think 25% of all Harleys in the U.S. may be listed for sale on Craigslist.
Is having $5,000.00 worth of chrome on a Harley really the "positive selling feature" the seller "thinks" it is?

  funkoid canoe
  Posted by: willowleaf on Mar-14-13 10:05 AM (EST)

-- Last Updated: Mar-15-13 12:18 PM EST --

Spotted this canoe with a unique keel "camber" in the local listings. The price seems to be "firmer" than the hull.

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/spo/3679625448.html

You could just park it bottoms-up in the yard and use it for a birdbath.

  Yup, another junk Coleman
  Posted by: guideboatguy on Mar-14-13 10:26 PM (EST)

It's bad enough that these boats all have become so incredibly bent and dented once they are several years old (of course, they never were shaped right, they were just "less bent and dented" when new), but the fact that the red ones have all turned pink just adds insult to injury.

  That's the wasp waist design they used
  Posted by: g2d on Mar-15-13 3:39 PM (EST)

for some jet fighters. Must be a fast canoe.

  Stupidity
  Posted by: tempest170 on Mar-15-13 2:19 PM (EST)

-- Last Updated: Mar-15-13 2:36 PM EST --

There was a kayak listed on craigslist about a week ago in NYC area. Guy had a listing that started his friend gave him a 17ft sea kayak and was selling it with paddles for $1000. Turned out to be a WS Pungo 120. Apparently the included foam blocks add quite a bit of value to a boat package.

On the other hand as a seller there is nothing more frustrating then someone offering you a trade for your boat. I see people all the time on craigslist posting ads to trade a 7 year old laptop for a fiberglass kayak, or even a rotomolded kayak for that matter. Ahh the joys of craigslist. haha

  Anybody want an 80 lb. Old Town Kevlar
  Posted by: jhb8426 on Mar-18-13 1:23 AM (EST)

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/spo/3687674498.html

Old Town 16.5ft Sarnac XT Kevlar Canoe - $450 (Maple Grove)

This 2012 - 16.5 foot Old Town brand canoe is made of Kevlar so resists denting and puncturing. Very tough.
Has been used 2 times. Front and back seats with back rests, and a middle bench that opens, to use as a cooler or storage.
Weighs 80 lbs. comes with luggage rack foam cushion inserts for easy travel.
Excellent condition!!

  Karnak not bid on Saranac.
  Posted by: g2d on Mar-18-13 2:01 AM (EST)

Caveat emptor.

  somebody must've pointed out the error
  Posted by: Canuka on Mar-18-13 6:11 PM (EST)

The ad now reads: "This 2012 - 16.5 foot Old Town brand canoe is made of Thermoformed polyethylene so resists denting and puncturing."

  Ohhh darn
  Posted by: jhb8426 on Mar-19-13 12:14 AM (EST)

Another good chuckle gone.

  I don't know, I started with one of them
  Posted by: Pirateoverforty on Mar-19-13 12:55 AM (EST)

and "80 lbs" and "ease of travel" in the same sentence is amusing.

  on the other hand.....
  Posted by: willowleaf on Mar-20-13 12:45 PM (EST)

... sometimes a real gem rises to the top of the local Craiglist bog:

http://harrisburg.craigslist.org/boa/3617763489.html

I would covet this myself if I didn't already have one very much like it.

  That is a gem
  Posted by: samturcot on Mar-22-13 9:27 AM (EST)

That is a gem

  another dreamer...
  Posted by: Steve_in_Idaho on Mar-22-13 5:39 AM (EST)

-- Last Updated: Mar-22-13 5:40 AM EST --

It's a good boat - but his claim of the original price is way off...

http://boise.craigslist.org/boa/3678775639.html

I'm thinkin' of offering maybe a third.

  Ads
  Posted by: Dgremlin on Mar-23-13 5:01 PM (EST)

I ran across this Craigslist ad recently and found it amusing.
http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/ele/3685998151.html

I don't think you can get a good inflatable kayak for this price.

  Small Market Niche
  Posted by: PlacidPaddler on Apr-24-13 11:37 AM (EST)

Anyone looking for that easy to store, easy to carry canoe:

http://rochester.craigslist.org/boa/3751573054.html

  It's baaa'aaack.
  Posted by: Yanoer on Apr-24-13 2:51 PM (EST)

It's posted again. The poster does have conviction about the boat.

  And it's a virgin!
  Posted by: Canuka on Apr-25-13 8:48 AM (EST)

Be the first one to christen it! And what the hell is "the extreme makeover of the great outdoors?"

  then there are the minimalists:
  Posted by: willowleaf on Apr-25-13 12:07 PM (EST)

"just the facts, Ma'am"

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/boa/3762238334.html

	A bargain Posted by: desertdave on Mar-12-13 1:05 AM (EST)
	at only 5X it's true value! Buy two, they are going fast.

	Perception is reality... Posted by: Canuka on Mar-12-13 9:13 AM (EST)
	I guess this guy takes it seriously. "I perceive it to be worth three times more than MSRP. That's my reality and I'm sticking to it."

	Craigslist Posted by: thebob.com on Mar-12-13 10:05 AM (EST)
	-- Last Updated: Mar-14-13 6:44 PM EST -- The seller is living in a wet dream; as are more & more craiglist boat sellers. Used to be you could find a few decent canoes/kayaks there on occasion. Those occasions are getting fewer & farther between, or they are getting snapped up before I see them. I believe it is the former. What I've been seeing lately is way overpriced, or junk. Asking retail or above on used Pelicans & Colemans canoes., 300 bucks, and more, for ancient, rental, aluminum "beaters" with flaking paint, and numerous repairs. Retail or above on well used, warped, UV faded, pumpkin seeds kayaks. Hate to see some of those old, wood trimmed, Mad River, and Dagger canoes models that have been laying on the ground for 6 or 7 years. Turned over for the first time (for photo) in many years; UV faded, filled with mud, dirt dauber & wasp nests, leaves, etc. Wood trim, and cane seats turning black, cracked, rotting away. Seller talking about what a high quality canoe it is; quoting original retail price, and talking up the fact that it's wood trimmed. Just needs a little clean up; doofus is asking $700.00, or trade for things that go bang. BOB P.S. Does anyone buy a Harley motorcycle anymore with the intention of keeping it? Or do they buy Harleys now with the intention of trying to sell them on Craigslist 1 or 2 years after they bought it? I think 25% of all Harleys in the U.S. may be listed for sale on Craigslist. Is having $5,000.00 worth of chrome on a Harley really the "positive selling feature" the seller "thinks" it is?

	funkoid canoe Posted by: willowleaf on Mar-14-13 10:05 AM (EST)
	-- Last Updated: Mar-15-13 12:18 PM EST -- Spotted this canoe with a unique keel "camber" in the local listings. The price seems to be "firmer" than the hull. http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/spo/3679625448.html You could just park it bottoms-up in the yard and use it for a birdbath.

	Yup, another junk Coleman Posted by: guideboatguy on Mar-14-13 10:26 PM (EST)
	It's bad enough that these boats all have become so incredibly bent and dented once they are several years old (of course, they never were shaped right, they were just "less bent and dented" when new), but the fact that the red ones have all turned pink just adds insult to injury.

	That's the wasp waist design they used Posted by: g2d on Mar-15-13 3:39 PM (EST)
	for some jet fighters. Must be a fast canoe.

	Stupidity Posted by: tempest170 on Mar-15-13 2:19 PM (EST)
	-- Last Updated: Mar-15-13 2:36 PM EST -- There was a kayak listed on craigslist about a week ago in NYC area. Guy had a listing that started his friend gave him a 17ft sea kayak and was selling it with paddles for $1000. Turned out to be a WS Pungo 120. Apparently the included foam blocks add quite a bit of value to a boat package. On the other hand as a seller there is nothing more frustrating then someone offering you a trade for your boat. I see people all the time on craigslist posting ads to trade a 7 year old laptop for a fiberglass kayak, or even a rotomolded kayak for that matter. Ahh the joys of craigslist. haha

	Anybody want an 80 lb. Old Town Kevlar Posted by: jhb8426 on Mar-18-13 1:23 AM (EST)
	http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/spo/3687674498.html Old Town 16.5ft Sarnac XT Kevlar Canoe - $450 (Maple Grove) This 2012 - 16.5 foot Old Town brand canoe is made of Kevlar so resists denting and puncturing. Very tough. Has been used 2 times. Front and back seats with back rests, and a middle bench that opens, to use as a cooler or storage. Weighs 80 lbs. comes with luggage rack foam cushion inserts for easy travel. Excellent condition!!

	Karnak not bid on Saranac. Posted by: g2d on Mar-18-13 2:01 AM (EST)
	Caveat emptor.

	somebody must've pointed out the error Posted by: Canuka on Mar-18-13 6:11 PM (EST)
	The ad now reads: "This 2012 - 16.5 foot Old Town brand canoe is made of Thermoformed polyethylene so resists denting and puncturing."

	Ohhh darn Posted by: jhb8426 on Mar-19-13 12:14 AM (EST)
	Another good chuckle gone.

	I don't know, I started with one of them Posted by: Pirateoverforty on Mar-19-13 12:55 AM (EST)
	and "80 lbs" and "ease of travel" in the same sentence is amusing.

	on the other hand..... Posted by: willowleaf on Mar-20-13 12:45 PM (EST)
	... sometimes a real gem rises to the top of the local Craiglist bog: http://harrisburg.craigslist.org/boa/3617763489.html I would covet this myself if I didn't already have one very much like it.

	That is a gem Posted by: samturcot on Mar-22-13 9:27 AM (EST)
	That is a gem

	another dreamer... Posted by: Steve_in_Idaho on Mar-22-13 5:39 AM (EST)
	-- Last Updated: Mar-22-13 5:40 AM EST -- It's a good boat - but his claim of the original price is way off... http://boise.craigslist.org/boa/3678775639.html I'm thinkin' of offering maybe a third.

	Ads Posted by: Dgremlin on Mar-23-13 5:01 PM (EST)
	I ran across this Craigslist ad recently and found it amusing. http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/ele/3685998151.html I don't think you can get a good inflatable kayak for this price.

	Small Market Niche Posted by: PlacidPaddler on Apr-24-13 11:37 AM (EST)
	Anyone looking for that easy to store, easy to carry canoe: http://rochester.craigslist.org/boa/3751573054.html

	It's baaa'aaack. Posted by: Yanoer on Apr-24-13 2:51 PM (EST)
	It's posted again. The poster does have conviction about the boat.

	And it's a virgin! Posted by: Canuka on Apr-25-13 8:48 AM (EST)
	Be the first one to christen it! And what the hell is "the extreme makeover of the great outdoors?"

	then there are the minimalists: Posted by: willowleaf on Apr-25-13 12:07 PM (EST)
	"just the facts, Ma'am" http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/boa/3762238334.html