You solicited on Lagoon forum, that would mean you are looking to make a lot of new friends. Networking
It's all about transparency and misunderstood intentions. Addresses you collect at a boat show don't know you. Names and addresses you collect at your parties will know you and might be more inclined to contact you if they became sellers or buyers. since you are brokers, perhaps a disclaimer saying you would never use their names or emails to solicit business nor would you accept a fee for any transactions that resulted from collecting their name and address. that way you would always just be friends sharing a passion for sailing with a pure heart.
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Subject: RE: [LagoonOwners] Catamaran Guru Rendezvous For ALL Cat Owners
From: "ecockcroft@... [lagooncatowners]"
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Date: Wed, February 07, 2018 8:53 pm
To: <lagooncatowners@...> ?
Joe, most of the attendees (20 boats so far) are people who own boats and are cruisers whom we personally know. They are not likely to buy another boat any time soon. So, no I am not "collecting" names. I do that at boat shows where we pay to be able do so. Again, this is an event for people to have fun at including ourselves. We own a boat and are cruisers and this is one of the times where we can also enjoy our own boat with people we like and share a passion with. That's it. Nothing more.