by Larry Ludwig » Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:02 am
Also, if one did show up used... it would sell for about the same price as a new one.. or.. it would not sell. So the buyer would either need to be desperate to get one faster than from a local dealer in the USA, or..go ahead and pay the full price to get a completely new unit.
When I was building Hobie's back in the early 80's, they had a buy-back program, where they would buy back your Hobie 16 for up to 4 years for WHAT YOU PAID FOR IT if maintained in reasonable condition. The used boats sold for as much as the new ones.
Rob builds a solid winch, and everyone knows it, so it holds it's value.[:)]