3 Tips To Sell Your Boat Privately

For your adverts in print magazines or boat marketplace websites, it’s essential to include really good quality photographs – and lots of them – if you want potential buyers to fall in love with your boat! You can use a good quality digital camera or just use your phone. Enlisting the help of an experienced photographer will guarantee eye-catching and attractive images to sell with.

Plan in advance how to deal with the enquiries you will receive. If a potential buyer requires more information and photographs than is featured in the advert, it’s a good idea to have a pre-prepared a ‘Specification Sheet’ ready, to send at a moment’s notice. Make yourself readily available for viewings and boat inspections.

The secret to sales negotiations is to always be well prepared, anticipate what potential buyers are likely to say about the boat you’re selling, and work out in advance how you’re going to react. Always keep in the back of your mind what price you’ll be prepared to accept!