Sold a boat recently? How did you do it?

B T Lowe · Newbie Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 36 City: Palm Harbor, FL

For those of you who have sold a late model boat in the last year or two, what worked best?

I’ve had three boats to sell and will have sold each using a different method. Since the season is basically over, I know now is a tough time to sell.

I had a ’99 FourWinns Horizon 170 outboard and stumbled across a local boat broker in Orlando who bought it for cash. I didn’t have much money in the boat, got what I wanted, and the broker worked the deal through the MasterCraft dealer so I saved taxes on a leftover ’01 X-9.

Last year I sold the X-9 through the MasterCraft classifieds, although I also had ads on Boat Trader and FlipSell. It just happened that the buyer responded to the MasterCraft web site ad. Again, I worked the deal through my new Malibu dealer and saved taxes again.

Now my ’03 VLX is for sale. I’m getting out of boating for a year or two to pursue graduate school. I have again placed an ad on Boattraderonline.com. I also have postings on the major wakeboard sites and FlipSell.

Has anyone had any success anywhere else?

bigairnut · Outlaw Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 172 City: Phoenix

Dude, do you ride with Sandy aka Sandbag? I haven't seen that guy since I moved to S. Fla. a year and a half ago. If you know him, tell him David with the back/white x-star says hey! Hopefully he'll remember me... Wink

Oh, and good luck selling that VLX, sounds like you're doing all the right things.

B T Lowe · Newbie Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 36 City: Palm Harbor, FL

Mr. Nut,

Yeah, you could say I ride with Sandy, only he really hasn't ridden much this season due to injury. Here's the whole story:

http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/70556.html?1056251944

We surfed quite a bit early in the summer, but Sandy has been busy in the home improvement area these days.

I'll tell him you said hi!

wakejunky · Outlaw Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 147 City: Cal.

I had a boat for sale last year, listed it in October and didn't sell it until April. I was totally purterbed by the ignorance of people.
I got lowballed by so many people it wasn't even funny, many sight unseen other than the pics I had listed.
I tried to sell it online via Boattrader as well as skiboat.com and didn't get anything other than the lowballers. I then listed it in the hard copy Boat Trader and I was able to sell it within a few months.
Unfortunately, you probably won't be able to sell it until spring most people don't want to have to store for the cold months.

Chris

WaKeOrDiE! · Posted: Nov 11, 2003 8:07 pm Post subject:

B T Lowe, were in Orlando did you sell your boat to a local boat broker?? because i`m really trying to sell my boat!!!

B T Lowe · Newbie Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 36 City: Palm Harbor, FL

How's this for service? Mr. Green

:

http://www.boattraderonline.com/dealer.html?732107

Rothrock Boatworks

2790 Bit N Bridle Place
Sanford, Florida 32771
philliprothrock@aol.com

PHONE (407) 709-5398
FAX (407) 320-7224

WaKeOrDiE! · Posted: Nov 11, 2003 8:45 pm Post subject:

will they buy practicly any boat or did you get lucky?? because i really need to sell my boat and its not going so great!

flsurflover · Outlaw Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Posts: 131 City: Melbourne, FL

Among the other websites you list it on (boattrader, flipsell, etc.), list it on www.floridasportsman.com. It's free and is pretty popular, at least in Florida. It can't hurt. I just sold a 16' Cobia outboard in less than a week on it, of course it was an '86 and I was asking less than $3k, but still. Smile

Good luck!