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Ten (+Two New) Insider Hacks for Landing a Great Deal At a Boat Show
BOAT SHOWS ARE EXCELLENT VENUES FOR NEGOTIATING THE BEST POSSIBLE DEAL ON A NEW BOAT... PROVIDED YOU UNDERSTAND SEVERAL KEY FACTS
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Phil Friedman
No Surprise: Judge Dismisses Billion-Dollar Class-Action Suit Against Yacht Brokers
RULES THAT CURRENTLY PLAINTIFFS LACK EVIDENCE SUFFICIENT FOR PROCEEDING
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Phil Friedman
Plaintiff's Lawyers In Ya Mon Suit Say Yacht Brokers Are Worse Than Those Bad Old Realtors
GUEST POST: JUDGE ASKED NOT TO DISMISS CLASS-ACTION LITIGATION
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Peter Swanson
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Phil Friedman
Accused of Conspiring, Yacht Brokers Ridicule Lawsuit, Ask Judge for Dismissal
GUEST POST: UPDATE ON THE CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT, FROM PETER SWANSON OF "LOOSE CANNON", WITH ADDITIONAL COMMENTARY BY PHIL FRIEDMAN
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Peter Swanson
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Phil Friedman
California Brokers Disavow Any Knowledge of Florida: 'We Know Thee Not, Old Man'
GUEST POST: CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION SEEKS TO FAST-TALK ITS WAY OUT THE BIG CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE U.S. YACHT BROKERAGE SECTOR
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Peter Swanson
Trawler Broker Protests Our Essay on Surveyors
GUEST POST: 'Confusing, Misleading, Absurd, Ridiculous, Ludicrous,' Jeff Merrill Says
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Peter Swanson
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West Coast Yacht Brokers Arrive Late to the Billion-Dollar Litigation Party
GUEST POST: A Small Florida Brokerage Finds Itself Suddenly in the Clear. Others, Too
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Peter Swanson
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Broker Lawsuit: Not All Yacht Surveys Are Created Equal
SOME, INDEED TOO MANY, BROKERS FAIL TO PROPERLY EXPLAIN TO THEIR CLIENTS THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN VARIOUS TYPES OF YACHT SURVEYS
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Phil Friedman
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UK Outfit Sees Broker Lawsuit as Opportunity To Expand Into American Market
GUEST POST: Boatshed's Chapman Says Buyer Reps, YachtWorld Like a 'Conspiracy'
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Peter Swanson
Broker Lawsuit: Mike Joyce Is Right, But Does That Really Matter?
WHO REALLY PAYS THOSE SALES COMMISSIONS?
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Phil Friedman
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Latest Anti-Yacht Broker Lawsuit Casts a Wider Net
GUEST POST: IN A FOURTH CASE, MELANIE NEALE'S 'BOUTIQUE BROKERAGE' IS A DEFENDANT ALONGSIDE THE BIG BOYS
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Peter Swanson
YachtWorld Gets a Lot of Hate, But Does That Make It a Monopoly?
Curtis Stokes and Now Catamaran Outfits Bail on Listing Service
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Peter Swanson
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