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Old 04-25-2015, 07:31 AM
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I'm thinking of listing my boat on ebay but when I looked at some of the adds it the same stuff for sale that was on there last month.
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If anything its good exposure. Let me re-phrase that, exposure is good
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Huge audience.
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Originally Posted by Velocity Tom
I'm thinking of listing my boat on ebay but when I looked at some of the adds it the same stuff for sale that was on there last month.
For a mass produced boat.....Boston Whaler, Sea Ray, pontoon boat etc.......sure. 34 Phantom, much tougher sell since nobody knows what it is!

I bought my Whaler on Ebay (saw it on ebay, closed the deal in Daytona the next weekend with the guy).
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It's great exposure. But be ready for the bull that comes alone with it. I sold my last 2 Donzi's on ebay. One to Canada and the other one was the town next to me! You never know.
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Huge exposure, I guess. But whenever I feel like looking at boats for sale, ebay does not come to mind. OSO, powerboatlistings, boat trader, and the Salty Dog are usually the places I look.
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Well I listed it. Not real good with ebay. Wish me luck . I need to get on my other project.
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Make sure you tag it with every possible high performance brand. So a specific search will bring it up also
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Hey Tom. Just checked your ad. One of the pics is horrible. Maybe proof read and fix some spelling. Also I put phantom boat in the search box and it was way down the page. A few lines down description write all major manufacturers to increase exposure. Fountain, formula, donzi.... Like that. I see lots of boats I'm not looking for that way. Also write phantom and phantom boat in the tags to help it be higher on search pages.

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Thank you. Im not good with ebay.
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