How to list your Contender Boat for Sale

Ready to sell? Here is how to get your Contender boat ready

When it comes time to sell your boat and list your Contender boat for sale, there are a few things that you should take into consideration. Primarily, you will want to have your Contender Boat shown in the best light to ensure that you have the highest yields when it sells. And while you can go through a third party site, it is ill-advised as your market is not boat/vessel oriented individuals, meaning that you get hit and miss results. It is more beneficial to list with a site such as Vessel Vendor in order to cater to boat enthusiasts and to have the exposure of your Contender Boat for sale be to the correct target audience. However, before listing on any site, here are a few things you should do.

Have the Specifics ready

Contender Boat owners should have the boat model, the boat year, and any relevant information about the boat on hand. When you list your Contender boat for sale ensure that you have the model listed first. For example, it is more beneficial to you to put that you have a 39ST Tournament Series Contender Boat for sale then to state that you have a Tournament Contender Boat for sale. Secondly, state the motors which are on the boat. Mercury and Yamaha tend to be the most popular motors in the industry but there I the Seven Marine engine, Suzuki, and a few others that are out there. Put the hours of the motor, the year of the motor, and the Horsepower. The more information you have the better.

Have a mechanic inspect your Contender

When you list your Contender Boat for Sale as being in pristine condition carries more weight if you have a reputable marine mechanic inspect the vessel and give you a document stating such. Personally, red flags go off whenever I see that someone has listed a product as “nothing is wrong” without some form of validation showing that their statements are true. Additionally, if you have an engineer, ask the engineer if he or she would be willing to offer his or her services to the new owner and have that information on hand.

Pictures

Pictures say a thousand words, and you will need to ensure that those which are taken for your Contender Boat for Sale are up to par. If you are listing a Contender 39FA fisharound boat, have pictures of the hardtop, the rocket rails, the console, the captain’s chairs, and the trip outboard motors. Take pictures of 1080HD quality if possible to give the best view of the boat. It is critical that when you take pictures that you do wide panoramic views showing the entire boat as well as zoom in focused shots. The console is the most important area in which to do this as this is where the captain will being spending his or her time. The more pictures you have, the better a potential buyer can gauge the quality of the boat that you are selling.

Price competitively

Your Contender Boat for Sale should be listed at a competitive price. Remember to include the additions and special features into the final listing price. Should your listing be higher than others, you will need to justify the increased price to the potential buyer. For example you could state that the cost is inclusive of additional LED monitors on the console and upgraded outboard engines which are still under the manufacturer’s transferable warranty. What you do not want to do is to price your boat too low, neglect to account for your special features and add-ons, or price too high without justification.

Show your boat in action

If possible, show your boat on the water. Potential buyers tend to want to see the boat on the Gulf or the Atlantic in action. While it is not a new boat and there is not a sea test, providing a video, or a link to a video of your vessel being used is a great way to build interest in your Contender boat for sale.

List your Contender with a site that focuses on boat sales

The best way in which you can ensure that your boat will sell quickly is to list the boat with a vessel vending site. Vessel Vendor offers such a site with boats from the top manufacturers. Those wishing to sell their Contender Boats for sale will find that they have more potential hits as the site is SEOed for SERPs on the models, make, manufacturers, and locations where the boat is being sold. This relates to having leads and not hits, resulting in a quicker sale.

Should you have a contender boat for sale and wish to list your boat with Vessel Vendor, please contact Vessel Vendor by filling out the appropriate form on the site. Vessel Vendor can help you with the wordage, advise you in the format of the pictures, as well as provide you with insight from boat enthusiasts as to the best methodology for selling your Contender.