As we near the end of 2022, it is that annual period of reflection looking back at the past year, and wondering what will happen over the next. It has been busy. We are in a cost of living crisis, yet at the time of writing, this does not (yet?) seem to have hit our industry. Boats, generally speaking, are still selling like hot cakes for decent prices. This may change quickly once people start having to pay their inflated energy bills, but at the moment it feels like life carries on as normal. One thing of comfort to me that has come out of these reflections is the subject of boat prices. Valuing boats is not easy, particularly in the current market. There is no Glass's Guide and the prices are decided by the market and the experience of those within the business who are 'at the coal face'. We have spent much of the year being criticised as a business, across various social media channels and within the industry, for over-inflating boat prices. One YouTube comment said that we are "single-handedly ruining the boat market for us ordinary boaters". And there are many, many more comments in a similar vein.
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