Best online locations to sell boat?

bajaunderground

bajaunderground

Lieutenant
Joined
Apr 18, 2008
Messages
1,401
Re: Best online locations to sell boat?

Another avenue would be to place it (with good written detail and pictures) on your Facebook...I always ask my friends to let other friends, family, etc. know. Make sure the posting and gallery is public!

GLWS!
 
Fleetwin

Fleetwin

Lieutenant Junior Grade
Joined
Nov 23, 2011
Messages
1,141
Re: Best online locations to sell boat?

To be frankly honest, I posted my Boston Whaler on iboats. Got a couple calls but distance killed the deal(s). No fault of iboats, just a very limited market and geography.

I had it posted on CL, locally in PHX, and got little interest. Not A CC market. I expanded the listing to San Diego and it sold instantly, to a person, in PHX that goes to SD often. She didn't think of looking in the PHX CL market.

CL is a great place to list, IMHO. I've sold everything, I posted, in the last three years. Very quickly.

Those that laugh at CL and post ridiculous ads, are not adept at understanding CL and how to work it. IMHO.
 
Last edited:
metriccrescentwrench

metriccrescentwrench

Commander
Joined
Oct 22, 2007
Messages
2,598
Re: Best online locations to sell boat?

Fleetwin said:
Those that laugh at CL and post ridiculous ads, are not adept at understanding CL and how to work it. IMHO.
Click to expand...

I have to agree with that. I posted a boat for sale one afternoon, had 4 emails about it that evening, and had it sold for my asking price the next day. IMO the "secrets" are to give a good and honest description of the boat, include plenty of GOOD photos (not the blurry smartphone photos you often see), have a realistic expectation for price. And it didn't hurt that I was willing to take the buyer for a test ride.
 
oldjeep

oldjeep

Admiral
Joined
May 17, 2010
Messages
6,455
Re: Best online locations to sell boat?

bajaunderground said:
Another avenue would be to place it (with good written detail and pictures) on your Facebook...I always ask my friends to let other friends, family, etc. know. Make sure the posting and gallery is public!

GLWS!
Click to expand...

Facebook - sorry, I'm not a 12 year old girl ;)
 
Fleetwin

Fleetwin

Lieutenant Junior Grade
Joined
Nov 23, 2011
Messages
1,141
Re: Best online locations to sell boat?

metriccrescentwrench said:
I have to agree with that. I posted a boat for sale one afternoon, had 4 emails about it that evening, and had it sold for my asking price the next day. IMO the "secrets" are to give a good and honest description of the boat, include plenty of GOOD photos (not the blurry smartphone photos you often see), have a realistic expectation for price. And it didn't hurt that I was willing to take the buyer for a test ride.
Click to expand...

Well said. +1
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top