1977 Sceptre, New York
 

I am auctioning my 1977 Sceptre on ebay this week. I thought the enthusiasts here would like to know and/or participate. Here is the link to the auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...STRK:MESELX:IT

P.S. I made a $25 donation this morning. Thanks and good luck!

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Re: 1977 Sceptre, New York
 

Unfortunate that you decided to go with an auction as a buddy of mine is looking for this exact boat. Being a looooong way away the auction setting doesn't fit into our plan (buying sight unseen).

Good luck with your sale, I hope you get top dollar.

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You've got a week to come check it out and then bid : )
Thanks for your note.

That's a nice looking Sceptre you have... what year?

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Its a 79, unrestored fresh water boat.

What does yours have for a drive?

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Beautiful looking rig. It's very familiar to me.I sent you a meesage via Ebay but it 's been answered here.I'd like to take a look at it.
Any soft spots in the deck,or engine beds,transom,?

My son lives in Sayville so I'm in long Island quite often,hope to be there in the next two days.Maybe I'll get to check it out.

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It's an alpha drive.

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Oh yeah, there's your Tsunami... Nice! I did reply to your message on ebay, you should have just received it.

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John 123,

I have brought trailered boats on both the Long Island ferries, to answer your question on ebay. I'd give them a call to check their current policies, though.

Steve

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Thanks for the response Steve. 3 1/2 days left, bidding at $2900...

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shes a beauty!wish i could

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You're welcome.....I bid it up another $550 for you today. I did not want to see it go for the $4150 price it was stuck on this morning. Just too far away for me to buy. Good luck.

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It went for $4700. good deal for someone.

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looks like you might have done more than just bid it up...looks like you might have bought it! 4150+550= 4700?

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And I thought I was a Scot.

Cheers,
GFS

Re: 1977 Sceptre, New York
 

Naw....the buyer's bid was there before mine went in, that was pretty much my limit. I was going to go to $5000 but after thinking about the cost of getting it to Florida and buying "sight unseen" I changed my mind.

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Yes, it is a good deal for someone. I hope the boat is well cared for and I will direct the new owner here as I'm sure he could benefit from the resource.

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Man, did he get a deal or what? I toyed with buying it just for the trailer and part out what I didn't want. That radar arch/bimini looked SWEET!

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Ironically, the price that the boat and trailer sold for is almost exactly what I paid for the arch, bimini, and outrigger package before tax. I've noticed that when I've bought things for my boat, I sometimes have a internal conversation, however brief, about getting it back someday when the boat is sold. Selling a boat in this market has been an exercise in confirming once again how useless my internal conversations are.

: )

Re: 1977 Sceptre, New York
 

Yeah, I find myself talking to my other self about boat economics more often than I like. Sometimes, when really alert, I catch myself and excuse myself from such useless and pointless banter :D :D :D

Hopefully someone here on csc got the lucky score on your ol' RedEye. Maybe John123 saved it for his son ... be a pretty sight seeing 2 kick-ass red Tsceptres going bendo on salmon, striper or tuna somewhere.

Good luck with your private conversations and your next boat :cool:

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Not to worry.......in my case when I'm done talking to myself the wife will take over and bust my chops. I try not to stay too alert.

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"Hopefully someone here on csc got the lucky score on your ol' RedEye. Maybe John123 saved it for his son ... be a pretty sight seeing 2 kick-ass red Tsceptres going bendo on salmon, striper or tuna somewhere.
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Nope,I wasn't the lucky one.I'm an idiot.I figured that there was no way in the world that this boat would have sold for under five grand.
I was thinking that it would have gone closer to 8 or 9 thousand at the very least.
I was out on lake Ontario salmon fishing on the last day of the auction.We came into the slip and went to my buddies marina where I keep the boat and got on his computer to check the status of the auction.
When I saw where it was I couldn't believe it.

I'm not exaggerating, true story, there was literally 12 seconds left to the auction when we got onto Ebay,no where near enough time to place a bid(it's the computer for fishing licenses and extremely slow).

That's when I realized what a stupid stupid man that I am.I'm still not over it.All because I thought it would go for more than I could spend,and that with so many bids I could never get it,so instead I made the mistake of staying out on the water like a dope.
I just hope the buyer realizes what a good deal he got.I wish him or her well with their lucky find.

Re: 1977 Sceptre, New York
 

John-

With e bay you can be out fishing reeling in a fish with both hands and still bid on stuff. :cool: You just have to set your maximum bid amount on their web site and let the computers do the work.

strick

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Yeah,I know I could have placed a bid much earlier to my max,and I was stupid not to have done so.
I just figured that there was no way I could have bid enough to get it,so why bother.
I was sure it would go for more than I could afford,and that sure turned out to be a very stupid move on my part.

Re: 1977 Sceptre, New York
 

or you can always use skype....that way keep the bids down until the last minute and then it automatically throws in your bid at the last second :D..of course you have to pay percentage

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Skype??? slow down I just got a camera phone a year ago,and pretty soon I'll be needing a Jitterbug phone.I'm happy just to be able to make a phone call.
:D

Re: 1977 Sceptre, New York
 

ebay is a game...you must learn how to play it...once you do that you can start winning. ;)

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Not sure I like the sound of this... ;)

Actually, the buyer had never been to this site before, but I strongly urged him to join asap.