Online boat value tools

[hagfan72]

Does anyone know of a website that you can research used boat values?  The only one I know of is NADA, and that only gives you retail prices, not what one should pay private party.  Are there enough knowledgeable boat owners HERE that I could tell you the boat/motor combo and you could tell me a fair price?

[Mac Attack]

Try this -

http://www.iboats.com/

[fishlessman]

you could also try craigs list and maybe boattrader.com . but boat prices can be all over the place

[Mac Attack]

Yup!
Prices all over the place.
And something I'm always trying to get into my oldest son's head.....

Just because someone listed something for a specific dollar amount, doesn't mean it will sell for that, or is worth that same dollar amount.

So listing dollar amounts are oftentimes not a true indicator of the value of something.

I can try to sell an apple for $1000
Doesn't mean it's worth $1000........or that I'll ever sell it.

You get the point.

Good luck.

[PikeHunterDan]

www.americanboating.org/boat_value.asp

[hagfan72]

See, that's the problem I am having.  People quote NADA retail values for their boats, thinking that they should be able to ask full retail price for a used, private party sale on a boat.  Very discouraging.  If I want to pay retail, I'll go to a dealer where I'll have dealer backing on the boat.  I wish there were a site like KBB.com for boats, where they give you the option of private party OR retail fair prices.

[eyedoktr]

See, that's the problem I am having.  People quote NADA retail values for their boats, thinking that they should be able to ask full retail price for a used, private party sale on a boat.  Very discouraging.  If I want to pay retail, I'll go to a dealer where I'll have dealer backing on the boat.  I wish there were a site like KBB.com for boats, where they give you the option of private party OR retail fair prices.

In the past, the NADA value of a used boat is significantly lower than the boat will sell for.


I just checked and it is still that way. I could get almost 40% higher than the listed "high retail" given by NADA.

[hagfan72]

In the past, the NADA value of a used boat is significantly lower than the boat will sell for.


I just checked and it is still that way. I could get almost 40% higher than the listed "high retail" given by NADA.

How incredibly stupid!!  Who's running the show over there at that website then?  I mean, why have an online resource if it's not going to be accurate?!?!

[Jethro]

In the past, the NADA value of a used boat is significantly lower than the boat will sell for.


I just checked and it is still that way. I could get almost 40% higher than the listed "high retail" given by NADA.

I saw the same thing. My boat is valued at less than $1500. I know for a fact I could sell it for double that or fairly close.