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mercredi 19 novembre 2014

Important Information To Help Sell Your Boat Quickly

By Ida Dorsey


In the current market, it is difficult to sell an old boat for a good price. This is because there are a lot of competition from other sellers with good offers and better products. Most buyers for vessels would like to know the reasons for selling. However, the information below would come in handy when you wish to sell your boat easily and at a higher price.

It is vital to remember that as a seller, marketing of a product is all about awareness. The product must be prepared well in order to be presentable to the buyer. Therefore, the boat must be cleaned well from the outside to the inside and all parts replaced after drying in the sun. Cleaning of certain parts is paramount, for instance the lockers, outer part of the engine and sink. Ensure the boat is in proper working condition.

There should be an aggressive marketing of the boat with the use of the Internet. A professional should preferably do the marketing online. Important details of the vessel need to be captured such as its past record, distance traveled, and carrying capacity and any other extra features that might be added to attract the buyer, especially electronic gadgets. The most important marketing tool is photographs, which must be taken at different angle planes to show the entire features of the yacht.

Many potential buyers may be discouraged by the price offer. You need to undertake a thorough research on prices of similar boats for what you are offering before you decide on the sale price. Important considerations of price should be to compare to what other prospective sellers are offering and the kind of market. It is imperative to factor in depreciation of the boat and avoid being rigid on price.

All the relevant documents appertaining to the boat must be availed to the buyer to see. These may include registration certificate, license, and records of service among others. These help create trust on the vendor that the product has no legal implications. It is hard for buyers to purchase a product without these records.

It is best to put in place an efficient method of passing information between the seller and the buyers. This is where the seller does not engage an agent. On the contrary, where the seller engages the services of the agent it is recommended you be given the strategy the agent is going to use in marketing. Use of agents reduces the hassles associated with prize deliberations. Also, calls and visiting the yard to show the boat to the customer.

Marketing of boats is a complicated business. Unlike in the sale of fresh items, it requires not only a good understanding of the dynamics of the market, but experience. It is, therefore, imperative to search for a lot of information before embarking on the trade. In addition, you need to be persistent, since it may take a couple of months to vend your yacht.

It is recommended that you should not put on the market, your boat during the cold season. This happens because there are very few buyers. It is therefore critical to remember to trade your vessel during the high season, which is usually during the summer. This also reduces the cost involved in marketing during the dry season.




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