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Offline Sicilianmama

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Where is the best place to sell a boat?
« on: July 09, 2012, 12:15:28 PM »
So hubby has decided to sell his boat, we never use it, well about once or twice a year. Its a shame really as its a great tinny, just never seem to have the time, and now that we have the CT we would much rather be camping :D

So where would you sell it? Boat sales? Or a few of the local boat shops sell used boats on consignment but I think their cut is a fair bit.
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Re: Where is the best place to sell a boat?
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2012, 12:35:35 PM »
Wack it the classified section with lots of pics & a good price to Swaggers  :cheers:
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Re: Where is the best place to sell a boat?
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2012, 12:40:49 PM »
boat sales
ebay
trading post
boat forums
fishing forums
local paper
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Re: Where is the best place to sell a boat?
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2012, 01:15:21 PM »
Trynotices at thelocal Marina/wharf /boat ramp, yacht clubs/fishing clubs, ty BCF/camping stores.
Local community classifieds, notice boards at supermarkets/shopping centres.

Depends how much you want to sell it really, to how much effort you go to!
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Re: Where is the best place to sell a boat?
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2012, 02:00:03 PM »
What are the best 2 days of a boat owner’s life?

The day he buys it and the day he sells it :)
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Re: Where is the best place to sell a boat?
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2012, 02:07:11 PM »
Give Gumtree a go, up to 10 pictures now (used to be 4), and free. Sold my boat on there last April, it was gone in a couple of weeks. Be prepared for the bogus overseas buyer who sends you a text message asking you to communicate via email outside of Gumtree though. Probably works on an oil rig or is buying for a relative and will offer to buy site unseen and they say they will organise their own pickup on consignment. You can do one of two things, tell them to nick off, or string them along for a bit of fun.

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Re: Where is the best place to sell a boat?
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2012, 06:17:46 PM »
Just remember that the best time to sell is just before summer as people are wanting to get out on the water and winter is a bit slow to sell. So I have been told :angel:
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Re: Where is the best place to sell a boat?
« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2012, 06:34:06 PM »
Trading Post has worked well for me in the past. Gumtree is ok but you'll probably get approached by a lot of scammers as it seems to be rife on that site.
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Re: Where is the best place to sell a boat?
« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2012, 09:38:19 PM »
Thanks guys! I hadn't even thought of a lot of those places! Okay well now I just gotta get hubby to write me out a proper description of everything, I've already taken the pics and then I can list it!
Quote from: D4D on July 09, 2012, 02:00:03 PM
What are the best 2 days of a boat owner’s life?

The day he buys it and the day he sells it :)

Haha that is soooooo true, considering I'm the one that bought it for him and I'll most probably be theone to sell it :D
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Re: Where is the best place to sell a boat?
« Reply #9 on: July 09, 2012, 09:40:05 PM »
Quote from: 2003gxl on July 09, 2012, 06:17:46 PM
Just remember that the best time to sell is just before summer as people are wanting to get out on the water and winter is a bit slow to sell. So I have been told :angel:
Thanks yeah I thought that, by the time I get hubby to write up all the description it will probably be summer :D
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Where is the best place to sell a boat?
« Reply #10 on: July 09, 2012, 09:43:03 PM »
Get a couple of kayaks on the roof of your Jayco. That was my trade off when we sold our dinghy and got a camper. They are great, you can still get out on the water without the expensive up keep.
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Re: Where is the best place to sell a boat?
« Reply #11 on: July 09, 2012, 09:44:38 PM »
We sold our 17' half cab because we were not using it and it was costing about $100/month to sit there with all the fees and rego/license.

We picked up a 10' pointy punt and 5hp merc outboard the same day ;D
Now the tinnie lives on top of the camper.
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