A broker calls about selling a Gulfstream jet listed at $29.9 million. The plane just passed its 144-month inspection and had $1.6 million invested recently. The seller is pricing aggressively and willing to negotiate, but won't move the jet until there's a buyer.
What are you calling about? I'm calling about the, uh, who's inquiring?
Although I'm not a broker, I am brokering an aircraft for a friend of mine. Okay, so $53,430, what's the price?
That airplane's priced at $29.9 million.
Currently over in Europe, or is it out here in the States?
That airplane's actually just finished its 144-month inspection, and it is in the US.
Is it at the Gulfstream, uh, plant?
It's at one of the Gulfstream service centers. Is this a first-time purchase?
No, this will be his second aircraft.
What kind of airplane does he have?
Uh, he's got a 650.
The fact that this airplane just had this 144-month inspection, that's very, very key. We just spent, I think, $1.6 million on the airplane. Most of the time in the UK, but it goes down to Africa and to the Middle East a lot. We think we priced it pretty aggressively, and with this fresh inspection, and we're not going to move the airplane until we have the buyer. Buyer can really use that major inspection as their pre-purchase inspection. He's willing to get the price competitive at the beginning, and it's rare you find that, because most people don't want to be the lead turkey to
