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Sell your boat fast and for a good price!
Are you considering selling your boat? List your boat with a broker who will provide maximum market exposure along with excellent service and get top dollar for your boat!
Southern California Yacht Sales will provide advertising for your boat in both print magazine and newspaper ads, and the most visited yacht-for-sale internet websites. Our experienced team knows what works to get your boat in front of buyers.
We can assist in all areas of the sale process -
*Market evaluation of your boat
*Suggestions for improvements to your boat to make it sell faster and for more money (ask us about our program where we can actually reimburse you for pre-sale repairs and cleaning!)
*Prime waterfront San Diego location on San Diego Bay. Adjacent to the airport and convenient to all major freeways.
*Obtaining a show dock slip for maximum exposure
*Getting your boat in ads and on the internet
*We work with all other brokers so your boat is available to any buyer anywhere at no additional expense to you
*Our sales staff is professional, experienced and full-time
Call us or e-mail us today to speak with a salesperson regarding your boat.
Not quite ready to sell, but curious about market value on your boat? Call for a no-obligation market evaluation for your boat.
We look forward to hearing from you!
TIPS TO HELP YOU SELL YOUR BOAT FASTER AND FOR A BETTER PRICE
1) Keep your boat clean inside and out. The "dock appeal" of your boat as a buyer walks up to it and onto it for the first time are crucial to a favorable impression.
2) Fix or remove inoperative equipment. Items that need repair will not be a plus in the buyers mind.
3) Remove personal possessions as much as possible. A boat for sale should allow the buyer to imagine their own personal possessions aboard. If the boat is cluttered, he buyer is less likely able to do so. It will also make the boat look smaller if it is too full of "stuff."
4) Clean your engine room and bilges. A boat appears neglected if the engine room has not been kept in a clean and orderly manner.
5) Put it to the nose test... if your boat has odors, it is not likely to make that crucial good first impression. Keep the holding tank empty. If your heads use salt water, flush them with fresh water before you leave the boat so the organisms in the salt water don't die in the bowl and lines and create that horrible smell. Find and fix the source of any odors.
6) Price according to the market. Your broker can give you information on what the competition is priced at as well as what similar boats have sold for in the recent past. Keep in mind the monthly cost of maintaining your boat when an offer is made. Many people have made the mistake of rejecting an offer made soon after the boat is listed for sale, only to later be forced to accept a lower offer after having paid for months of keeping the boat which results in a lower net than the original offer would have.
7) Level with your broker on everything about your boat. If you work as a team, your chances of success increase greatly. Let your broker know what defects you know the boat has so they are not surprises later which would cost a sale from completing.
8) Ask your broker about the difference between an "Open" and an "Exclusive" Listing.
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