Advice re selling bits

[SimbaDog]

I'm after advice on how to get rid of all the stuff left from yacht sale Started listing everything on paper & I'm astounded at how much I've got! Already over 50 items & I'm nowhere near done yet.
if I list everything separately it will be a nightmare to manage. Any suggestions? I'm near Plymouth.

 

[Kwik Decision]

If it all fits in your car, you could take it to a Boat Jumble?

Next one near you seems to be May next year at Newton Abbot

Boat Jumble & Marine Market Diary | Dartmouth

 

[NickRobinson]

It's a fadge but individual items will make more than a job lot, even with some being unsold which could then be a job lot or Freecycle.

 

[PaulRainbow]

I'm after advice on how to get rid of all the stuff left from yacht sale Started listing everything on paper & I'm astounded at how much I've got! Already over 50 items & I'm nowhere near done yet.
if I list everything separately it will be a nightmare to manage. Any suggestions? I'm near Plymouth.

List them in small groups, say 10 at a time, in the For Sale section here. Price each one separately.

 

[lustyd]

My preference is to put it all in the yacht when I sell it, then it's someone else's problem

 

[Moonbeam]

You don't have a 10mm chain hook do you? I'm looking for one. Like these Chain Hook | Chain Grab |Stainless Steel Chain Hook

I'm near Plymouth too... feel free to PM me your list.

 

[AngusMcDoon]

I've found success in listing a few low value items in one post on the For Sale forum without postage included, and then specify how much postage would be, charged once for as many items as the buyer wants. This has 2 benefits - firstly it allows me to sell low value stuff that would not be economic to sell on their own because of postage cost, and secondly it encourages the buyer to buy more of my detritus moving it from my garage/shed/spare room to theirs. Here's my post...

The dregs - small items under a tenner

 

[Daydream believer]

Most people who have been sailing for a while will already have the junk that one aquires over the years. Sometimes it is better just to skip it. really it is better to let the more useful ( in your mind anyway) parts go with the boat. Some owners will want it & some bits they will skip themselves.

 

[SimbaDog]

Most people who have been sailing for a while will already have the junk that one aquires over the years. Sometimes it is better just to skip it. really it is better to let the more useful ( in your mind anyway) parts go with the boat. Some owners will want it & some bits they will skip themselves.

This isn't junk, it's the entire equipment from a large yacht!

 

[lustyd]

This isn't junk, it's the entire equipment from a large yacht!

Surely the new owner needed the equipment for their new yacht? Not usual to remove everything, usually just take off the junk

 

[PetiteFleur]

Or sell it on ebay, which I've used several times, priced realistically.

 

[SimbaDog]

Surely the new owner needed the equipment for their new yacht? Not usual to remove everything, usually just take off the junk

No, they wanted a completely bare boat!

 

[fisherman]

I sold quite a lot of unconsidered trifles. I laid them all out on a white sheet, took a pic, then a pic of each quarter. I listed the stuff in the order it apppeared in the pics. Message for prices. FB marketplace.
It is better to advertise the stuff individually or in small lots, however, and FB is easy to use this way.

 

[superboots]

An alternative is to have someone act as agent either informally or through an established business - its takes the hassle out of it which is what you have asked for. I think there is one in your area who uses Ebay to sell named something like dinghy shack, others you can find on Google

 

[ctva]

Just put the list up on here and invite offers under £400 to keep in the rules.

 

[ghostlymoron2]

I've sold lots of bits on ebay. Auction with no reserve is best. Do a few at a time so it doesn't get too confusing. Very easy and quick.

 

[fisherman]

I was told that you need to establish positive feedback on ebay before you get taken seriously, is that likely?

 

[penfold]

Not for boaty oddments; if you were selling a Scrip Thribbly left-handed Hoojimaflip and I wanted one, provided you wrote the description in literate english and photographed the item adequately I'd ignore the absence of feedback as between paypal and ebay I'm quite well protected against misfeasance.

To the OP; take the lot to a boat jumble as Kwik says, or list on here as Angus suggests.

 

[Graham376]

I've sold lots of bits on ebay. Auction with no reserve is best. Do a few at a time so it doesn't get too confusing. Very easy and quick.

Easy yes but ebay takes 15%

 

[SimbaDog]

I've stuck my first lot in the for sale section on here, all the books. Will add other items soon.