Seeking Opinion on Value of a Used Above-Ground Pool
lharnish
along with decking and fencing I have around it. I'm not sure what to
ask for it. When I purchased it, the pool cost over $2,500 plus there
were close to around $1,000 in freebies at the time (walk-in steps,
automatic chlorinator, underwater light, winter cover, solar blanket
and reel system, and an aquabug vaccum system). The same pool would
have cost over $3,000 to purchase locally back then (I bought it from
a company in Manitoba). We also paid an additional $400-$500 for a
solar panel heating system the second year we owned it. We've put
over $2,000 in lumber and fencing for making a deck and fencing it
in. If I sell it, whomever buys it would be responsible for the
dismantling of the deck and pool and trucking it away. The liner
should most likely be replaced by the new owner as it is the original
liner and I'm told they shrink when the pool is drained completely.
The styrofoam under the pool would need replacing too as it would be
all compressed from our years of using it. I'm opening it for the
season so it would be up an running for any potential buyers to see it
is in good working order.
So, any suggests on what I should ask for it? I've looked at a couple
on Kijiji but didn't find much guidance there.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Clete
I would give it away if I were you for a 24.
lharnish
> >So, any suggests on what I should ask for it? I've looked at a couple
> >on Kijiji but didn't find much guidance there.
>
> >Thanks for any suggestions.
>
> I would give it away if I were you for a 24.
Clarification - my request is for "useful" suggestions and not smart
ass wisecrack answers.
Ice Age
All I can add to this is some not very good news. 25 years ago
when we was house shopping the Real Estate agent told us the worst
investment you can make to a house is install a swimming pool. She said
they cost a lot, and add nothing to the value of the home. I believe we
had just looked at a home where someone had added one and were using it
as a selling point. Regardless of the context, for whaever reason, she
felt the resale of houses with pools was equal to or less than one
without one. I realise you are just trying to sell the pool, but based
on what we were told, they don't have a lot of resale value. I don't
know why, because were I looking for one, why pay for a new one when you
can get a used one in good shape for a lot less? It doesn't make sense.
I hope you do find a buyer. I don't know what a fair asking price
would be for the one you describe.
--
Ice!
Clete
You know I really wasn't trying to be smart. I have a bit of knowledge
about this subject cause I went thru it. Considering the age of the
pool, it's condition and the major hassle of removing it , getting
someone to take it off your hands for next to nothing might be your
only option.
lharnish
Thanks, Ice! A thoughtful answer. I know the pool doesn't ad value
to the home. In fact, last year when my aunt and uncle recently sold
a house with an above-ground and the buyer had in the purchase off
that they wanted it removed. People either hate or love a pool.
There doesn't seem to be anything in between. I hate to sell mine and
love it. I'm only selling it if the pricing is worth it, because I
need the funds to cover something else that is needed in my life that
is even more important.
lharnish
> On Thu, 27 May 2010 06:27:29 -0700 (PDT), lharnish
>
> about this subject cause I went thru it. Considering the age of the
> pool, it's condition and the major hassle of removing it , getting
> someone to take it off your hands for next to nothing might be your
> only option.
Sorry for jumping the gun and assuming you were being smart. I'm
cranky LOL. I have checked a couple out on kijiji to see what people
are asking/getting and the pricing seems to be all over the board.
Al Smith
White elephant. Why anyone would want to saddle themselves with a
pool is beyond comprehension. Might as well buy a pony ... or an
elephant, come to think of it. Sheesh. Just take the kids to the
beach. It's self-cleaning and never needs its liner fixed.
-Al-
jimmy
Pools can be great if they get used enough. My in-laws had an above
ground for a few years and we spent most of the summers in it. Well
worth any effort & expense. They then did what you are doing. They
got $500 for the pool and accessories. You should be able to price
the lumber easily. If it's in decent condition you should be able to
get 30 - 50% retail value for it.
Hell, post what you have here. I have to build a fence and a deck
this year!
lharnish
> White elephant. Why anyone would want to saddle themselves with a
> pool is beyond comprehension. Might as well buy a pony ... or an
> elephant, come to think of it. Sheesh. Just take the kids to the
> beach. It's self-cleaning and never needs its liner fixed.
>
> -Al-
I don't consider it a burden. To be able to swim in water I know is
clean and not have eels and leaches around my feet and in the privacy
of my own back yard has been great. To not have some of the idiots
I've run into at public beaches and lakes sitting beside my family is
another added bonus. With only one car and the swimming spots not in
walking distance, walking to my back yard is also a bargain. It was
well worth the money to me and my family. That being said, I hear of
people who loathe the maintenance. We don't find it a lot of work at
all.
Al Smith
That's great, if you enjoy it that much. I would find the
maintenance much more burdensome than any pleasure I could extract
from having a pool in the backyard. Plus, it must take up the
entire yard. Less grass to mow, I guess.
Right now I'm trying to simplify my life, so I'm concentrating on
things I can get rid of. Maybe that makes me more negative about
pools than other people. Some of the things I'd never want to have
to own and deal with are a swimming pool, a motor home, a trailer,
a boat that needs to be towed, a horse, or a summer house. I've
decided that such things just aren't worth the effort. The only
one that I've owned is a summer house, and it was definitely more
effort, worry, and expense than it was worth.
-Al-
Best
"lharnish" <har...@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
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*I agree. I had a house that had a big inground pool, and I was indifferent
to it when I got the house. However, it was a joy to have, with the kids and
friends all around, kids learned to swim early, used it for diving and
snorkeling when young, and because it was in Toronto it was a great cooling
off spot, and meeting spot for friends. Once the routine was established it
was not a lot of work (a lot less grass to mow). I can't see paying a big
premium for one though, or spending the money to put it in.
Hawk
"Clete" <lec...@halifax.ca> wrote in message
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I must agree with Clete---Give it to some family that is hard up but would
have the ambition to come and dismantle the pool for you. That way, they
would get a backyard pool for only their labour.
Problem with that is---you get no funds for you alternate project, and given
that, you might as well just keep it and get whatever enjoyment you can from
it. A pool came with our present house--it is long gone, but we DID enjoy
it for a few years. It was over 6 feet deep in the center(dug into the
ground with a gentle slope to the center) OR give the pool and try to
sell the lumber and some of the pool accesseries.
J
I think Clete is right on with this. You should consider yourself
lucky to find someone to dismantle the deck and pool and take it all
away. Yeah sure if cost a few bucks new but as soon as it's set up and
used the value drops. The real cost is in the setup and so on, and if
someone is going to go through the trouble of setting up a pool and
building a deck they are probably going to want something new and with
warranties.
