How do I sell my boat quickly!

Forgot to say I too like the web site and agree with Henry ^^

I always think its better to advertise a realistic price and then stand firm. Genuine buyers will understand and you shouldnt assume everyone will automatically take a big % off. As I say, I discounted even contacting you because the price is higher than the budget I have/am willing to pay and I dont want to neccessarily insult/upset you by offering much less.
 
nimbusgb said:
Nice boat!

Sealine F34 - "Shorely Knot" ..... and all the pictures are of "Chelsea Boy"
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Yes I know, I thought the same - scam alert. If you read the info it says that Chelsea Boy was the former owners cat. Current owner and vendor changed the name in their second season of ownership. So it is safe to say the photos are a few years old now. Fingers crossed it hasn't deteriorated too much.

I would like to see some shots taken recently and stated as such in the advert. We get it with cars - replaced the brakes / tyres / battery / clutch etc. Turns out it was in 2009, brakes now down to the rivets, tyres are like Kojak's bonce, battery has all the charge of an angry ant and the clutch is slips like a bag of eels :)

Also - fitted with a paserelle, only it isn't.

Henry :)
 
Very much a med spec boat.

For the UK
Gas hob and oven preferred over Electric hob and microwave , air con is not a lot of use and diesel heating is almost essential- carpet is preferred over wood floor in saloon.
 
Quite few of us in the same situation,in that boats located Spain/France/Italy/Portugal are an absolute bargain compared to UK prices,simply due the financial problems down there and the weak euro compared to sterling.
Depends on how much of haircut you are prepared to take on your existing boat in order to purchase your prospective new boat.
If your boat is really outstanding will sell quickly enough compared with less well looked after boats it may be a case of just holding on.
Personally think that any really nice boat does not have to given away in order to sell.Once buyers have done the rounds of tired old rubbish anything decent will have them reaching into their pocket.
 
Not sure I have the dates right, but this is your second 34, the first you bought in 04 and kept for 4 years, and you changed the name of this one in 2010? I would wonder why some photos are 5 years old then, and how recent are the other photos ?
I would share some slight reservations that others have made-namley is the advert a bit too personal. In one way I do think it helps suggest that you love the boat and have maintained it fully, but it is just a boat that you want to flog!
Like others , I have also had two boats. Thing is, when you have the new one, you lose all interest in the old one with the exception of wanting to be rid of it. You want to spend your time on the new one, not forever tidying up the old one everytime some ones says they might come and look at it. Yes, it would be nice to make a little extra cash, but buyers will not pay up because it is a nice example. They just will want to buy that one first, at a good price. Just my opinion, of course.
 
IMHO.Having two boats is always a lose lose situation.Any financial advantage gained buying your new boat,will be inevitably be eroded everytime a mooring bill or cleaning bill to make the boat presentable comes in.Buyers absolutely love an owner with his unsold previous boat quietly soaking up money in the background.

At some point somebody is going to be able to make a silly offer and the owner will be so glad to see the back of thing,he will accept just to get rid of it.
The art of the buying is finding a seller in this precise situation.
Buy in haste Repent at leisure .:)
 
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How do I sell my boat quickly!

Simple,

I sold my Sunseeker in 2011, we cleaned it to death and then cleaned after every viewing, because condition/presentation is all, then priced it lower than any other (same model & year) on the market, gone in three weeks, with only a small chip on the price.

If you've been offered a bigger/better boat for small money, why do you want top dollar for yours?

Don't get greedy, priced realistically it will go, over priced it will just be another S34 albeit with lots of goodies, sat around waiting with all the others.

Harsh maybe, but it's the truth.
 
put it on ebay as a classified ad with a link to your website which is very good, that's what I did and sold my s37 in 5 weeks all the interest came through ebay, now this don't always work as I have struggled to sell a very nice mint condition phantom 40 that was possibly the cheapest in Europe and was on the market for 8 months but ebay worked for me in the past and its only 15 quid for 28 days advertising
 
Portofino said:
Which you have not done ! -tip change the £ sign to €
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I,am talking from experiance here having offloaded an older SS Portofino 35 last Sept from 3wks to Funds in the bank
By putting mine under the rest ( there were 13 for sale -most still are ) Like yours mega spec + SS maintained .
Yours is at the wrong end of the pack price wise and wrong end of Europe re potential buyers
http://www.theyachtmarket.com/boats/power-boats/sealine/f34/
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Thanks for your comment. I will be repricing mine so it is very competitive with equivalent models. Any boat prior to 2007 is not equivalent. Most F34 owners will know that.
 
l'escargot said:
You've bought your new boat at a price it is difficult to turn down so if you want to sell your old boat quickly, you need to sell it at a price it is difficult for someone to turn down...
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Thank you. I will be repricing accordingly.
 
Whitelighter said:
Hola,

I see Ive been name dropped already ;)

I had actually found your site by googling for F34 information. Jimmy is right, I am in the market and the F34 is on the list along with a couple of alternatives.
I will be candid as to why I havent contacted you, not to be rude but just to give you a point of view.

You put great store in the fact that your boat was the highest specification F34 ever made (you mention it a number of times) and I presume this also means it was the most expensive. Thing is, most people buying this size of boat are not expecting big generators, aircon in each cabin and other (expensive - very expensive reletive to hull cost) optional extras. While there is definitly someone who wants a mega spec small boat, one issue is that may be you, and you own it already.

At £125k there is a lot of competition in the market place - often from larger boats which naturally come with a similar spec. As it happens I dont want a bigger boat because of increased fees etc so I doubt I am alone here but its something to consider. A lot of people (rightly or wrongly) think smaller boat = smaller price.
I dont know what year your boat is but im guessing a 2008/2009?

The other issue is location. Sealine is a very UK centric brand so its natural market is back here. I do note you say you'll put the berth cost towards transport but how much is that? If you want to open up the market to UK buyers (Which I think is your best bet) then why ot just bite the bullet, do the research on shipiing costs and offer the price delivered to the UK. It makes it simpler for a buyer as they dont have to do any work. It doesnt bother me, Ive bought boats all over europe but the complexity will put a lot of people off.

The other issue you have right now is doing battle with other euro priced boats. I suspect you are probably aware of this as perhaps your bargain new boat is due to a euro purchase? If I told you I was speaking to a broker about a 2008 Sealine F34 with a more standard spec (but as I said its a hard sell to convince people of the beneifts of aircon nin the home market nevermind recover the cost) which is being offered for under €100k inc vat. Its in a more awkward place than yours for shipping but even if i pay £7-8k to get it back it still stands in at around £80k.

No doubt you will have seen boats in the UK for similar money to yours - there is one in cowes. I know most of them for sale and they have been on the market for a while. Also the UK market has yet to adjust to take into consideration the euro - its a big free market out there and in someways the UK has been overpriced in local terms while tstirling was weak and a lot of used boats went abroad so the market still needs to adjust.

Bottom line is if you want to sell it quickly then its going to come down to price sure, but also making it easy for UK buyers. Find a transport cost and offer an all in deal. Im still looking, if you want to PM me with your bottom line price then please do.
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Thanks Whitelighter. I shall be altering the repeat of "highest spec" where it is mentioned the second time. Our views on spec certainly differ. In todays world, most peoples standards and expectations are now higher. What was regarded as luxury or 'only for the rich' is now more common place in a lot of things including smallish boats. Having now lived with all of these options, by choice I would not want a boat without them. For example, reverse cycle air con / heating, I would not not want to go back to diesel heating but its a personal choice.
I shall be making an adjustment on the price to make it very competitive with other 2007 and onwards models. Not counting of course the one you mention for £80k. I know of it and if you are a serious buyer, then investing a grand to go see it and trial must surely be worthwhile, it seems to be a one off and if you haven't had an F34 I certainly recomend them.
The boat I am looking at is a sterling purchase. I am with you on the british buyer. I hope someone really considers the Portugal option. We originally flew out to view our boat with the intention of bringing it back. We were offered free mooring and that was three years ago. Best thing we did, its a holiday every time we come out. I shall be looking into the transport cost though, thats a good suggestion.
Thanks for all your comments and good luck with your search.
 
l'escargot said:
You don't have to give a boat away but I think sometimes you just have to accept that you have to pass on some elements of your bargain when you end up with 2 boats - we've done it twice but still came out up on each occasion. We bought our current boat at about 20k below the selling price of similar boats. Consequently we sold our previous boat, albeit a lower priced boat, at about 9k below the selling price of similar boats to get a quick sale. We still ended up with a bigger/newer boat at a good price - sticking out for a higher price on an old boat very quickly eats into the bargain price of a new boat and you can very easily find yourself out of pocket...
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Great points and I shall be adjusting mine this week.
 
henryf said:
I like the site.

Yes, the blurb is a bit long winded and repetitive but it put me at ease. I felt I knew the seller by the time I'd finished. Not a massive fan of being told that this, that or the other is the more desirable etc but hey ho :)

You told me (twice) that it was the highest spec S34 ever built but it was only when I'd read through the spec that I saw it had AC fitted. Mention that in the blurb and take out the repeat of the fact it's the highest spec.

I agree that you should quantify mooring costs / contribution to transport costs.

You seem to have legs with aluminium props but pictures of bronze props off the boat. What's that all about ?

A couple of pictures of your missus were borderline odd for an advert, particularly the shot of her lying on her back on the front deck. I understand you are selling Portugal - which you did very well. I could see myself thinking we'd give it a season out there to see what it was like. I also liked the thought of you still being there to help the buyer settle in.

The thorny issue of price. One thing I wasn't sure of was when the photos were taken. They all had a different name on them which you did eventually explain but how representative are they of the boat. Is the picture of the boat ashore current? But then what's the crack with the different props?

I don't think you necessarily have to assume a massive price reduction once negotiations begin so I'd sooner see it priced at what you actually want and be firmer on the negotiations. Don't be aggressive in the advert (price non negational so don't even think about it etc.) just price it realistically. I think the AC and presumably some sort of genny - again it wasn't mentioned in all the shpeel does have a value, particularly if someone was thinking about keeping it in Portugal but make sure it's priced at a point where I'm a little bit aroused ;)

All in all a good site and clear photos for a non professional photographer. Well done.

Hope it finds a home in the not too distant future.

Henry :)
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Thanks Henry and let me clarify a few points. The pictures out at sea were taken in summer of 2013. Most of the other pics were taken around october time 2014 or later. The boat was out of the water just over a year ago where the entire boat was done in terms of legs service, bellows change, engine service, anti foul, anodes, teak sanded, whole of the hull and body compounded, sealed and polished. The props are bronze and were sprayed along with the legs after extensive advice from International paints. Purpose of my wife in pics is purely for people to relate to the foredeck cushion size. Point taken on the pricing and this will be altered this week along with the repeat of the high spec.
Great points and thanks.
 
henryf said:
Yes I know, I thought the same - scam alert. If you read the info it says that Chelsea Boy was the former owners cat. Current owner and vendor changed the name in their second season of ownership. So it is safe to say the photos are a few years old now. Fingers crossed it hasn't deteriorated too much.

I would like to see some shots taken recently and stated as such in the advert. We get it with cars - replaced the brakes / tyres / battery / clutch etc. Turns out it was in 2009, brakes now down to the rivets, tyres are like Kojak's bonce, battery has all the charge of an angry ant and the clutch is slips like a bag of eels :)

Also - fitted with a paserelle, only it isn't.

Henry :)
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Wow! are these comments from the same guy who posted some good constructive points previously!!!! How dare you mention scam alert and all this other nonsense. As for the paserelle, try reading it again!!!!!
 
oldgit said:
Quite few of us in the same situation,in that boats located Spain/France/Italy/Portugal are an absolute bargain compared to UK prices,simply due the financial problems down there and the weak euro compared to sterling.
Depends on how much of haircut you are prepared to take on your existing boat in order to purchase your prospective new boat.
If your boat is really outstanding will sell quickly enough compared with less well looked after boats it may be a case of just holding on.
Personally think that any really nice boat does not have to given away in order to sell.Once buyers have done the rounds of tired old rubbish anything decent will have them reaching into their pocket.
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Great points old git. Thank you
 
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