There are
now three(3) forms of contract available to offer a Yacht for
sale,
known as either an OWNER'S LISTING, OPEN LISTING or a CENTRAL
LISTING.
An OWNER'S Listing allows you to place your
yacht for sale on the active website with
all enquiries direct to your email address for your personal
attention. There is no brokerage commissions only a one
time fee of 100Euros.
Full details and photos, as supplied by you,
will be placed on the web in a professional manner.
Yes a broker may source your yacht on the
website and bring a buyer if this is the case we suggest a 5%
commission on the understanding that said broker handles all
details of the sale.
If the website listing
is successful in obtaining/finding a buyer boats-yachts.net will
be happy to handle all aspects of the sail including viewing,
sea trails, lifting for survey and all required agreements and
documentation for a 2.5% fee.
WWW.BOATS-YACHTS.NET
purposes is to provide an Owner's
listing, charter and information Site.
However if additional marketing is
desired than if is possible to request an open or central
listing which will also appear on other international
websites such as
www.yachtfinders.net
An OPEN LISTING permits you to find the buyer and sell the boat
yourself and not the standard 10% commission, unless the buyer
has been introduced to the yacht by a broker.
A CENTRAL LISTING traditionally obliges you to pay a 10 %
commission to the listing broker, even though you might find the
buyer yourself. (Our Rates are 8%).
To remedy this somewhat unfair situation, we will charge only a
4 % commission in the event that you find a buyer, providing
that the buyer has not been introduced to the yacht by anyone
from the yacht brokerage industry. Under this scenario, the
responsibilities of the Broker, as detailed below, are not
diminished and we will still provide the usual services and
assistance necessary to complete the sale.
First a word about the OPEN LISTING and some suggestions as to
its limitations, in spite of its apparent appeal.
1.Human nature being what it is, a broker is unlikely to invest
his skills, time, experience and advertising budget in a
situation where he is competing for his livelihood directly with
the owner of the boat.
2. Offering the listing on an open basis to several Brokers
might sound alluring, but the owner will quickly lose his power
to control the selling price. Why? Because your yacht will
become an item haggled over in a bazaar, as the potential buyer
shops the market and contacts different Brokers. In all
probability, the Brokers will be advertising varying prices
representing their assorted financial needs rather than your
price goal. Haggling in a bazaar always applies downward
pressure, it is fun for the buyer, but hardly in your interest
as the seller.
Selling a yacht invariable takes a while and obtaining the
highest possible price for your asset demands a whole range of
skills. Signing a Central Listing with us commits us not only to
work on your behalf, but avoids the risk of your asking price
spiraling downwards out of control.
What can we do for you, if you sign a CENTRAL LISTING with us ?
Plenty, and if eventually you find the buyer, then we will still
handle the sea trial, survey, documentation, boat registration
and financial responsibilities to protect the seller for the
reduced 4 % commission as previously mentioned.
1. Representation: We are as distressed as many of our clients
at the lack of professionalism that has tainted the industry in
the past twenty years. We still adhere to the principle that
fulfilling a client's needs and wishes is the sole task at hand
and when that job is completed to the satisfaction of the
client, then our reward will follow.
2. Please note we are happy to accept
International Listings.
3. At our expense, we shall promote your yacht in the internet
listing services such as Yachtfinders
or Apolloduck. In this manner,
not only are 5000 Yacht Brokers world wide informed about your
yacht, but the general public will use the same services to
research the boat of their choice.
4. Additional cooperative advertising is available at the
excellent wholesale rates negotiated by us with the leading
Yachting magazines. For a modest figure we will include half or
full page display advertising, highlighting your yacht, within
a range of publications that includes :
Boats & Yachts, Yachting, Yachts International and Boat
International amongst others. In each case, the advertising
layout is prepared free of charge, thereby saving you
approximately one third of the normal ad expense.
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