The On-Going pain about trying to sell

[MrBill_FLL]

boils down to 2 choices,

1) Fire the broker and sell yourself where it sits, and adjust price (less broker fee)

2) move the boat to brokers location.

personally I would try it yourself for a few months, then let broker try.

 

[weinie]

Does the broker have it on the web?
Can you post a link? I'm sure you would get some good critiques.

 

[BigEasy]

If you are overly concerned about the sale process & USCG documentation process, you can have Boat US take care the sale & documentation for a reasonable fee. Visit the Boat US website for further information. When I purchased my present boat last year, the previous owner & I did all of the paper work. We drew up a bill of sale, downloaded the USCG bill of sale form and executed the sale before a notary and had all the paperwork notarized. I really believe that I got a better deal & the owner saved some money. We were both very satisfied. I mailed the required forms to the USCG along with the necessary fees and had the boat documented. It was actually a simple process.

 

[Warren Milberg]

If you really want to sell your boat, and sell it fast at a fair price, move it to Grab Bag Sailboats at Casa Rio marina in Mayo Md. Call Greg Rutkai there and get his advice on pricing. If you take his advice, he'll sell your boat fast in the spring.

See: http://www.grabbagsailboats.com/

(I have no affiliation with GBS)

 

[NC-C320]

My boat is clean and it has remained clean. If a buyer is coming to look I usually go down to the boat and clean it up. There was one time I didn't and I was surprised by a leaky port that I ended up having to fix.

The broker isn't giving much feedback. All of it has been that the boat is not in a busy area and it needs to be moved. The boat usually looks good and she is in good shape for her age. I took a lot of pride in making her look nice. All personal items that aren't going with the boat are off of the boat also.

The price of the boat is at what the broker had suggested.

I am writing off these months and that is why I am thinking of moving her in Mid-April. I am hoping that I will start getting interest in April.

This process stinks.

Most of the things that you don't want to do, the broker doesn't want to do either. Who stands to gain the most out of a sale, you or the broker? He's trying to earn a living. He has to sell boats to earn anything. His time is his money. He doesn't want the expense of driving a great distance (time and expense) to show a boat which may or may not sell. He's (and you would too) going to show the boats at his location since it takes less time. And at his location, he is there to meet them if someone looking for another boat comes by or calls his office. If you want to use the broker, do all of what he recommended. The price and location of the boat. And if you want to move (sell) it, your boat has to be the best deal available to a potential buyer. That means good condition, clean, and best price. Remember when you bought your boat. You looked for the best deal, meaning the best combination of condition and price. Your buyer is going to do the same. Now, if you want the broker to sell the boat, you have to pay for his services. If you want to sell it yourself, you have the broker's fee available to further discount your price to make your boat more attractive. And if you are not sure you want to sell the boat, don't do any of the above. You've gotten lots of good advice on this thread, use it.