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saltyrob

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Hi Folks,

We are planning our escape tunnel from work and will be selling present yacht with view to buying something with a little more space. The boat is on a swing mooring in the River Deben. We dipped our toe in the water with an ad on owners site but got the feeling people may be more comfortable buying through a broker.

Many thanks

Rob
 
Any of the mainstream round here seem to be howling out for boats at the moment.

A lot depends on the type of boat. Some brokers are better shifting wooden stuff for example where as others specialise in nearly new plastic motorboats.
 
Also don’t rule out the likes of Boatshed and other online websites.

Bought mine in Torquay through the Boatshed franchise. Initially thought against it but it actually was a fairly pleasent experience. Obviously being a franchise, the quality of service could (read: will) vary.
 
Howard Ford at Tidemill Yacht Harbour. Sold my last boat and was a pleasure to deal with. He accompanies each prospective purchaser which I think is important. No connection other than a satisfied client.
 
Hadenough said:
Howard Ford at Tidemill Yacht Harbour. Sold my last boat and was a pleasure to deal with. He accompanies each prospective purchaser which I think is important. No connection other than a satisfied client.
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Did he take over from Peter Temple? If so, and as long as he has the same attitude then he’s the man.
 
I've sold several boats over the years, through apolloduck.co.uk

It's got to be worth a try, as some buyers positively prefer not to have a broker in the middle.

Obviously, you need to put a good ad together, with accurate, clear, descriptions, good, recent, photos, and you've got to be on the ball with answering queries, and being able to show people around.
 
NealB said:
I've sold several boats over the years, through apolloduck.co.uk

It's got to be worth a try, as some buyers positively prefer not to have a broker in the middle.

Obviously, you need to put a good ad together, with accurate, clear, descriptions, good, recent, photos, and you've got to be on the ball with answering queries, and being able to show people around.
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When they want to see it, maybe two or three a week, great fun if you are still working and 100+ miles from the boat.
 
LittleSister said:
I've had mixed experiences with Woodrolfe.
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I bought a previous boat through them an all went very well. When I was looking to upgrade I viewed another they were selling. In both cases I turned up after a phone call enquiry and was just handed the keys and told where the boat was. It was quite good when buying not to be accompanied, but I'm not too sure I would be happy with that if I was selling.
 
Hi ,

Many thanks for responses. I think our decision will be based on the brokers attitude to the boats location on swing mooring. Our own experience when buying boat some years ago was most brokers let you look unaccompanied. They took some details , address etc and maybe experience gives them a feel for genuine people.

Rob
 
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