Interesting, the broker posted a boat for sale, only 5 pics, and none below decks. Reminds me of a broker at Ala Wai Boat Harbor in Honolulu in the early 2000's. He would find boats listed "For Sale By Owner" on the docks, take pics and advertise them as if he were the Seller's listing broker. If he got an interested individual, he would contact the Seller, and tell them that he had a client interested in their boat, and would they mind if he showed it for them . . . .
He never actually had a listing agreement with the Seller.
He seldom, if ever had inside pics, and almost never below decks.
When a boat sold, he would often try to strong arm some type of commission from the Seller, claiming that he had "showed" that boat to the ultimate buyer. He pulled this a lot on Service Members who sold boats, relying on the fact that the SM's generally sold their boats prior to moving off island, and hence wouldn't be available to fight spurious legal actions.
He went so far as to place a lien on two boats in our marina in Pearl Harbor, tying up the the titles, claiming he was owed a commission. One paid his extortion, the other said, "Great, I'm not actually leaving island, just moving up to a different boat!" He was a Navy Lieutenant, JAG officer in Pearl Harbor. He filed suit against the "broker" claiming financial damages due to the fact that the Buyer backed out because of the encumbered boat title. His case (filed against the broker AND the broker's insurance company) was settled before it went to trial. Mike wouldn't disclose the details of the settlement, but ended up buying a much nicer boat than he sold and paid cash instead of financing as he had originally planned!
Question: Does this purported "broker" even legally REPRESENT the boat in question? Inquiring minds want to know!