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Arkansas
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Listed boats with them 3 times never had anybody but scammers text immediately after listing. This time Kathy or Howard promised they would sell my boat in 4 months or my money back. Now 4 1/2 months after listing not a single real buyer has contacted me and after reaching out to Kathy she refuses to answer or call back. Yet they are so unorganized they don't even care to check if they already have your boat listed so they continue to call u every few weeks and pitch you their services until u finally get a word in that it's already listed and they just hang up. Do urself a favor keep the $300 or give it to the homeless because the people are scammers

Date of experience: November 17, 2024
Hawaii
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Excellent and prompt service from Howard and BoatsFSBO. I can't say enough good things about them. We received three inquiries within a week or two from highly interested and financially qualified buyers. No tire kickers here. Two were private parties located in the US mainland and one was a charter boat operator who already had three boats operating out of the same marina in Puerto Rico where our boat was based. Unfortunately we didn't have three boats to sell. We went with the existing charter operator who had employees on site who we were able to immediately do inspections and a sea trial. Very smooth transaction.

Date of experience: November 21, 2021
Florida
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BoatsFSBO - Sale
March 4, 2022

Howard got my listing up quick. Pictures and description were spot on. I was getting leads from all sites, and eventually sold through The Hull Truth a couple weeks after listing. Fast and inexpensive way to get your boat sold! I highly recommend.

Date of experience: March 4, 2022
New York
1 review
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Waste of money
August 4, 2021

Don't be fooled by the made up glowing reviews. Paying $300 to list your boat with them is equal to throwing your money overboard. They will sweet talk you into how many are looking for a boat just like yours… don't believe them!

Date of experience: August 4, 2021
New York
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Hi Andy, best decision I ever made in using your service. Tried the brokers but no luck. Sold the 32 Carver Convertible within 2 weeks after you put up the adds. Thank you so much for your great service. I will be telling all my marina friends about your great service, the only way to go. Thanks again, Bill Logan

Date of experience: June 17, 2021
Illinois
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Howard you can remove my C&C 33-2 "Escape" from your listing; she sold as of June 5,2021. It has been less then a year in the works. Thank you for revisions that i sent along to you, and your prompt response at making my listing stand out. I believe the key to our success is your geographical listing on Facebook in the great lakes region. My boat sold to someone in the Chicago area. Thanks, well worth the fee and support at selling without a broker.

Date of experience: June 9, 2021
Arizona
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Spam forever
July 14, 2021

I listed a boat for sale with this site over 5 years ago, but was not able to sell the boat through the site. The problem is that ever since I receive weekly ads promoting the site. The unsubscribe button does not stop these emails, and only labelling them as Spam has stopped them showing up in my inbox (my spam box is full of them!)

Date of experience: July 14, 2021
South Carolina
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No headache boat sale
May 19, 2022

Smoothest process I've ever had trying to sell a boat. My boat sold 48 hours after Boats For Sale By Owner posted my listing and for the price I needed. I recommend these guys if you are looking to sell, or buy a boat.

Date of experience: May 18, 2022
New York
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I had been on about 5 other sites since May with no luck. The manager of my marina told me to post my ad on BOATSFSBO.com and the boat- 1988 Sea Ray - sold to a man in in Cincinnati- I am in Erie, PA. Wow!

Date of experience: July 17, 2021
New York
2 reviews
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Great service!
May 17, 2016

When decided to sell your boat I would highly recommend to start advertising with boatsfsbo.com. They sold my boat recently while having it advertised on two other sites with no results.
Excellent service with always prompt response.
JU

Date of experience: May 17, 2016
North Carolina
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Worked as advertised. Howard was clear in what he could do to help and how the listing would work. Had several calls within a week and sold our boat within 2 weeks for a fair price. Pleased with the service and Howard's communication. For us, well worth the money!

Date of experience: June 26, 2019
Wisconsin
1 review
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Two Thumbs Up
April 23, 2020

I used the site after we decided to sell our cabin and boat last fall. Their broad reach of boat listings far exceeded anything I could have done on my own. They managed the ad by keeping at fresh and we were able to sell our boat the first day it came out of storage this Spring. Painless and rewarding, thank you.

Date of experience: April 22, 2020
Florida
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Howard called me Saturday to discuss his services, and I listed my vintage Lyman with him. Got a call on Sunday from a buyer looking for a 26 ft Lyman, and he drove 3 hours to see it. Bought it that day. Howard put together a nice listing.

Date of experience: March 1, 2018
New Hampshire
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After doing some research I hesitantly reached out to use this service. After considerable thought I knew it was worth the risk.

Today - The sale was amazing and easily was reached to many people. I had interacted over the course of the posting with somewhere between 100 to 200 people. I sold my PWC and have heard from the new owner about their passion for the PWC.

The system that is in-place for BoatsFSBO was designed with much thought. The process eliminates the need for a seller to reach out, post 40+ Ads on 40+ different sites and collectively review each site for any feedback.

The ONE CON - Postings with contact information does leave the door open for the Nefarious Audience. Meaning, in short - people trying to steal from you and not pay you. I purposefully use a Google number which gives me far more control.

Date of experience: July 20, 2020
Maryland
1 review
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Andy, thank you for helping us sell our Key West 1900 CC Sportsman. We've been trying for over two years through craigslist and social media posts to sell our boat and with you we sold in 3 weeks! Your site boat questionnaire is easy to use and your communication and quick followup made it a joy to work with you. Tom in Maryland

Date of experience: May 19, 2020
Arizona
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I wasted half the summer with craigslist. Bunch of people who were looking for a free ride on my boat. Boatsfsbo.com sold my boat in 6 days- and another person would have bought it if my first deal fell through. This is the best site by far. I will be buying another boat in the Spring and I will use this site for that purchase.

Date of experience: July 17, 2016
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Howard communicated well, explained how his service worked and what he needed from from me. I just emailed him pix of my boat and my ad text. Howard then quickly did what he said he would do -- listed my boat on several sites, then sent links to my listing as evidence. When I had questions, he responded quickly by email.

My '70s vintage sailboat sold the first week. Before listing on BoatsFSBO, I spent weeks on Craigslist and received the typical inquiries who led off by asking for a demo ride and how little I'd take. Howard explained that his service typically attracts higher-quality, experienced, serious buyers, and that turned out to be true for me.

Date of experience: March 2, 2018
Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Wonderful Job Howard!
November 28, 2016

Thanks, Howard wonderful job in selling my boat! Whether it is skill, knowledge or just luck you guys really acme through. Would not hesitate in recommending you service to anyone. The person that purchased my boat drove from northern Washing sate to southern Indiana to pay and pull the boat back home. He seemed to be extremely pleased as well. Thanks, again. Ray

Date of experience: November 28, 2016
Michigan
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The absolute best place to sell a boat. Howard is very responsive and helpful. One has to bits to list with a broker. I've used this site for years even before the boom. Always get a buyer.

Date of experience: August 31, 2021
Minnesota
1 review
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I had listed my 1960 Mariner Deluxe Utility (woodie) on Craigslist and a stranger sent me a message suggesting I reach out to BoatsFSBO because they'd been very happy with the service themselves. I filled out a profile on the site and within minutes got a call from Andy Young who in turn got me set up in a flash. That was two weeks ago and the boat is already sold (new owners picked it up today). BoatsFSBO's ultra-modern approach did the trick. I'm so pleased that I will likely pass along the good advice I received from a stranger ("pay it forward," as they say).

Date of experience: July 31, 2020

Overview

BoatsFSBO has a rating of 2.5 stars from 87 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. BoatsFSBO ranks 7th among Boats sites.

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