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Going Away Party for Nisha Barlow
Author: Nick Owens; Views: 151

We all took our turns politely and wished Nisha a solemn fairwell in our own words...

NOT! We had a party, and of course the typical things happened:

1.) Paul Heins mixed up some of his famous Pauly-ritas.

2.) We ALL ate too much 7-layer dip.

3.) Even Harley ate too much 7-layer dip!

4.) A fight with some local fishermen who snagged a baby dolphin on their line almost broke out.

5.) And of course, there are a few pictures...
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Licensed. Bonded. Ethical.
Author: Nick Owens; Contributor: Scott McNally; Views: 149

POP Yachts International is bonded and licensed in Florida by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, and in California by the Department of Boating and Waterways.

What this means to buyers?

Selling boats in both Florida and California is no picnic! Businesses are monitored, required to leave bonds in place with the states, regulated, and fined should they step out of line legally OR ethically.

Brokerages in every other USA state aren't required to abide by any regul...
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Boy Meets Girl, Falls in Love with Girl, Buys Boat....
Author: Nisha Barlow; Contributor: Bob Aman; Views: 367

POP is expanding its sales team, so I have been searching for candidates that don't just talk about going above and beyond, they simply do it. When asked for an example of a time that he gave "exceptional" customer service, this is the story our applicant from Portland, Oregon submitted....

As a marine dealer I was approached by a young couple four months before their wedding. They were in the market for an offshore fishing vessel. The gentleman was an ex-Navy Rescue Swimmer and had also...
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Save on Posting Fees!
Author: Nick Owens; Views: 348

One of the major advantages of utilizing the services of a broker to sell your yacht or boat is that we buy our advertising services in bulk. Buying at wholesale rates, we receive major discounts from websites such as BoatTrader.com and iBoats.com, sometimes receiving as much as 90% off! We have to list thousands of boats for those prices.

To your immediate right, I have included a quick spreadsheet we put together which shows the minimum posting fees at several of the most popular boati...
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A (Slightly Disturbing) Conversation with Capt Mark
Author: Nisha Barlow; Contributor: Capt. Mark Scharwenka; Views: 1356

Nisha: I'm going to keep this simple and ask you some basic questions. So what did you do before starting with POP?

Mark: Kill things.

Nisha: Like what?
Roaches?
Puppies?
Dreams?

Mark: You name it; we maim it. Modern day Hessian.

This is what I did:

Watch Mark’s 15 minutes of Fame

Nisha: I don’t have speakers, remember?

Mark: I'm trying to share my life with you and you’re not even lis...
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