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Originally Posted by Biggd
If you're going to buy a consignment boat you may as well buy from a private owner. A dealer is not going to stand behind a consignment boat. They are just tacking on a commission for keeping it in their yard and showing it. I don't know what they get for commission but I would think it has to be at least 10%.
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I have bought and sold several boats through Irwin Marine. I have been treated well regardless of if it was "their" boat or a broker boat. When I did my last sale, part of the agreement was that Irwin had a certain $$ limit that could be spent to fix whatever the prospective customer wanted. That is something to close the sale that I could not do personally. They would also launch and retrieve the boat for test rides, screen customers and provide access to financing. I'm sure there are others who do the same, but I think I get my money's worth here.