should i broker my boat?

[gride]

spoke with the dealer today and they charge 200$ and 5% of sale price. sounds pretty good to me. they do alot of net advertising and are in a good location for my type boat. and they take care of any financing and everything as well. sound good or no?

[BrennanK]

Why not try and sell it yourself first? When priced completive and advertised well it won't take long. I sold my previous boat in 4 days with 8 interested parties. All it takes is a good price and some work on the web.

[highrock]

That not too bad if you dont want to deal with the sales call, etc. on your own. There are some places that charge up to 10% which can add up quick on some of these boats. You have to think though about the time it takes to show a boat to someone, take it to the lake for a test drive, talk on the phone answering questions, etc. Plus, many times at a dealership they can handle the financing aspect that a private seller cant. At the dealer I worked for we would charge 10% up to $1,500.

I would try it for yourself at first, it could mean more money you get out of selling the boat and its a great time to sell with the weather warming up.

[AllianceBJJ]

Plus if you are buying a new boat from your dealer, some states they can show your sale to be a trade and you only pay sales tax on the difference. That can be a major $$$ savings when we are talking about $50K-$100K boats...