Crazy Used ATV Prices-Is This Regional or Everywhere?

[BLJ]

There are sure a lot of them that sit on FB, Do people just abandon their ad's?

I think people ask crazy prices in hopes that the one dummy will find the add and buy what there selling for asking price.

 

[Huntindog45]

ATVs and boats. I cannot believe what some people think their 30 year old fishing boat is worth.

 

[Melroe83]

Some people are still stuck in covid mode.

 

[Customweld]

ATVs and boats. I cannot believe what some people are willing to pay for a30 year old fishing boat .

I fixed this up a bit.

 

[Huntindog45]

I fixed this up a bit.

yah i guess you are not wrong

 

[nomadicbohunk]

Yeah I scoured 500 miles over the last 2 weeks and $1300 would get you a non running one around here.

Lots of 15 year old machine sitting around 5k that look clapped out. Guys that want MSRP for their 5 year old machine.

Edit: Just checked WV marketplace. Not sure whats going on out here but might as well drive my truck to WV and pick one up.

I do that kind of thing a lot as I have family all over. Used stuff where I'm at is not even worth trying to sell or buy because you've got to deal with the people. Like I just threw away about 2k worth of woodworking tools because my sanity wouldn't have taken it. Everyone asks 3X what its worth and wants to negotiate to nothing and have you deliver it. Or no shows when you buy something.

My favorite. When we bought our house the guy left an old lawnmower. I didn't want it and I got it running right thinking I'd sell it for $100 as that'd be a good deal for someone. I drug my feet and wanted it out ASAP so I put it up for $20. First email was a guy trying to negotiate me down to $10. I just replied back FU. I got a reply back that they really needed a mower and would be willing to pay the full price. I ignored it. Second person I set up a time with: I heard a noise outside 30 minutes early, came outside and I caught them loading it into their new Audi SUV trying to steal it. Didn't knock or anything and tried to claim they must have paid my wife who was just there. In my driveway at my house while my wife was at work. Nice lady... The last time I put anything up I gave away a no joke garbage sack of high end camo saying it'd be good for a teenager. I gained weight and this is all my older stuff. I made the lady set the time to meet and she was over an hour late. I got a hold of her like I'm not waiting forever and she came by all mad I was rushing her.

So yes. If you live in one of those places, just travel to a sane place.

 

[AllOutdoorsman]

20 year old atvs and boats…..people have lost their minds thinking what they’re worth here in SoCal.

 

[HilltopHitman]

It’s easier to buy new. I bought a 26 sportsman 570 due to used prices. It was dumb.

 

[Gobbler36]

SxS are crazy here in Idaho, machines that will need new clutches etc and people still wanting 20k+ for them. My theory is that there are dumb Californians everywhere that don’t know any better and continue to drive the price of everything up.

 

[Weldor]

Crazy, I just gave away a 1961 14ft aluminum boat, great condition for the year. It was left on a property I bought. A friends nephew was looking for something to take his kids fishing, glad I could accommodate him. Also crazy I have 06 Polaris 500 sportsman X2 (2 seater) all I did was mention I was going to sell this, I have a list of people .

 

[RockAndSage]

20 year old atvs and boats…..people have lost their minds thinking what they’re worth here in SoCal.

About 6-12 months from now, people will be begging for buyers. Huge amounts of credit card and vehicle debt have piled up, and a lot of those payments are just stopping across the economy at the moment. We're in the last few months before a pretty painful economic reset begins.

 

[dieselchessy]

I bought a 2000 Arctic cat that didnt run for a few hundred. Replaced the flywheel (stator) magnet basket with an upgraded one for about $300, fixed a few other things like brake calipers, 4x4 actuator, ect… put new tires from Amazon on it and had a real nice machine for less than $1500.
Then sold it to my brother cause he needed one and was having the same issue as the OP. Crazy prices for worn out junk.

Need to be familiar with what your getting into to do that though.

 

[Pilsner]

There are sure a lot of them that sit on FB, Do people just abandon their ad's?

That reminds me to renew our FB marketplace ad for our Honda 700 SxS. Thanks

 

[Wheels]

About 6-12 months from now, people will be begging for buyers. Huge amounts of credit card and vehicle debt have piled up, and a lot of those payments are just stopping across the economy at the moment. We're in the last few months before a pretty painful economic reset begins.

Already starting to see people trying to sell 6mo old machines. Problem is that they are trying to get what they paid for the machine new.