Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.
Before retiring, I owned a chandlery with enough parking space to sell about 3 boats at a time. Someone would come by with one they wanted me to sell. It frequently was "pig" not always.
They would say "All it needs is a clean up and polish! A buyer can see right through that" I would surpress a really nast temptation to be very blunt, and reply.
"If you want it on my lot, you will need to clean it up, and then we can talk about the storage cost of your overpriced boat ".
There is a certain catagory of people who think that whatever they have is a jewel, even if it is totally unsaleable in its condition. I would tell them that if it will sell in nice looking condition, they need to get it in that condition; do not expect a buyer, particularly his wife to visuallize a pristine yacht while looking at your pig.
