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Scarab prices and resale values
A used Scarab asks a median of £35,500 across 60 boats observed. The range loses value faster than comparable boats from other builders.
Median asking price of 60 boats listed since Aug 2020, in today's prices · Firm · asking, not sold
- Loses a year, across the range
- 8.4%
- of asking price for each year of age · 2.5 points worse than other builders (same mix of types: 5.9%) · from 55 boats in 6 models
- Published models
- 6 + 6 awaiting data
- Boats observed
- 60
The range
Every model by the build years of the boats we have seen, grouped by range. The figure is the median asking price. Dashed models have too few boats to publish yet.
Excel Motor boats · 2 models
- Excel 31, 1 boat observed, built 1990, not yet published
- Scarab 34 Excel, 2 boats observed, built 1991, not yet published
Other models Motor boats · 10 models
- Scarab 300, 1 boat observed, built 1978, not yet published
- Scarab 29£27,000
- Scarab 35 Sport, 2 boats observed, built 2001–2002, not yet published
- Scarab 195£30,500
- Scarab 215£36,000
- Scarab 165£22,500
- Scarab 255£67,500
- Scarab 165 ID, 4 boats observed, built 2019–2021, not yet published
- Scarab 255 Open, 4 boats observed, built 2020–2021, not yet published
- Scarab 285£112,500
Which hold value best
Share of asking price lost for each year of age. Shorter is better. The tick marks the same type of boat from other builders. Models need 20 boats across six build years, and a consistent fit, to be ranked.
No Scarab model has 20 boats across six build years yet, so none can be ranked. 3 models have 10 or more boats.
Against other builders
The five builders whose boats most overlap with Scarab's by type and length, on the same basis.
| Builder | Models | Boats | Median asking | Loses a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quicksilver | 17 | 122 | £33,500 Firm | 4.1% |
| Bayliner | 85 | 1,026 | £30,000 Firm | 4.3% |
| Boston Whaler | 50 | 630 | £117,500 Firm | 4.9% |
| Robalo | 15 | 103 | £74,000 Firm | 6.0% |
| Four Winns | 24 | 198 | £27,500 Firm | 6.4% |
| Scarab | 6 | 60 | £35,500 Firm | 8.4% |
Every model
Sort by any column. Medians are asking prices, not sold prices. Models with fewer than five boats are listed with their count but no figure yet. Built is the span of build years among the boats we have seen.
| Scarab 195 | Power | 5.7 m | 2014–2023 | 19 | £30,500 Indicative | — |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarab 29 | Power | 8.8 m | 1994–2002 | 10 | £27,000 Indicative | — |
| Scarab 215 | Power | 6.4 m | 2014–2021 | 10 | £36,000 Indicative | — |
| Scarab 255 | Power | — | 2017–2023 | 8 | £67,500 Indicative | — |
| Scarab 165 | Power | — | 2016–2024 | 7 | £22,500 Provisional | — |
| Scarab 285 | Power | 8.5 m | 2021–2024 | 6 | £112,500 Provisional | — |
| Scarab 165 ID | Power | 4.9 m | 2019–2021 | 4 | awaiting data | — |
| Scarab 255 Open | Power | 7.6 m | 2020–2021 | 4 | awaiting data | — |
| Scarab 34 Excel | Power | 10.4 m | 1991 | 2 | awaiting data | — |
| Scarab 35 Sport | Power | 11.0 m | 2001–2002 | 2 | awaiting data | — |
| Excel 31 | Power | 9.4 m | 1990 | 1 | awaiting data | — |
| Scarab 300 | Power | 9.1 m | 1978 | 1 | awaiting data | — |
Questions about Scarab prices
How much does a used Scarab cost?
A used Scarab asks a median of £35,500 across 60 boats listed since Aug 2020, in today's prices. The middle half ask between £26,000 and £47,500. These are asking prices, not sold prices.
Does a Scarab hold its value?
Across the range, a used Scarab loses about 8.4% of its asking price for each year of age, against 5.9% for the same types of boat from other builders.
Why is a Scarab model missing a price?
We publish a model once five boats have been listed. 6 models are listed above with their count so far, including the Scarab 165 ID, the Scarab 255 Open and the Scarab 34 Excel, and will get a published figure when they reach five.