Selling a Boat

If you're selling a boat, should you manage the sale yourself or enlist a Broker or Dealer? The obvious benefit of using either a Dealer of a particular boat brand, or an independent Broker is that they make the job of selling your boat comparatively easy and worry-free for you – managing the sale from beginning to end. On the other hand organising the sale yourself through a site like Boatshop24 or Boat Trader magazine could potentially save you money. Here we run through what happens...

Adverts with numerous high quality images receive substantially more enquiries than those ads with limited or poor quality imagery. If you can present every detail of your boat, inside and out, it’s likely to be much more appealing to potential buyers. Your audience are looking to make a considerable purchase and a grainy photo isn’t going to cut it.    However, taking quality photos doesn’t have to be a professional job. Smartphones are fitted with cameras th...

If you’re looking to sell your boat, we want to help you to improve your advert response. Your advert can be enhanced in many ways, for example preparing your boat more effectively for sale or upgrading your advertising options. When creating any marketing material, 90% of the work will be in the preparation and doing this for your yachts and stock are no different. It doesn’t matter if you are selling a small fishing boat or a superyacht, in order to reach the maximum amount of peop...

For brokers and regular sellers, writing ad description text can become a chore. With so many regular uploads, it’s easy to simply place the boat’s specifications into a text box and think that it will suffice. A collection of buzzwords and technical jargon come together to create a paragraph that while technically correct, isn’t very persuasive, let alone engaging.    We’ve compiled a guide with some top tips on how to ensure your ad descriptions are up...

  Dealing with cash   Unfortunately, cash or a banker's draft are not totally secure methods of receiving funds. With a banker's draft you should ensure that your bank has honoured the draft before signing the boat over to the buyer, as payment is no longer guaranteed. This means that the Purchaser agrees that the boat belongs to you until the funds are cleared and credited to your account.   However, should you release your boat before the purchase...

  Preparation   Research   When you're trying to decide the price to sell your boat at, it's always worth doing what the buyers do, research the current market! This means browsing Boatshop24.co.uk, looking through magazines like Boat Trader and noting at what prices Brokers, Dealers and private advertisers are selling your type of boat for. If time permits, carry out this research until you are happy you can spot the demand for your type of craft and w...