Used Jon Boats For Sale

I did a short YouTube video about how to find a deal on a used jon boat.  It’s not rocket science on finding good deals.  You just need to know where to look.

I normally alway use eBay to find a deal.  There are so many of them and all you need to do is look.  The boat you want is right there on there site.  I mentioned in the video that once you find the right boat, you need to “watch it”.  What I mean by this is that you need to add the auction to your “Watch List”.  DON’T BID ON IT YET.

You want to save your bids for the last few minutes as this is where the price will be driven up.  There is no need to bid 4 days earlier as this is not the price you will be paying in the end anyway.  Add the listing to your watch list and you will be given an email when auction is comming to a close.  It’s the final 5 minutes that the REAL AUCTION takes place.  Decide before hand what you are willing to pay for the boat and stick as close as you can to it.  This is not Vegas!  It’s only a boat and there will be others.  But knowing when and how much to bid is part of getting that deal.

Also, make sure that you find a listing that is days away from completion.  Reason being…you will need to contact the seller to ask question.  I mention in the video about a “Reserve” price that most sellers put on the auction.  The “Reserve” is an amount that the seller decides on prior to listing his boat for sale on eBay.  A few people will bid on the boat days in advance, but unless the reserve price is met or exceeded, there will be no auction on that item.

Sooooooo…..This is why you need to find your boat days in advance.  You need to write the seller, ask questions about the boat.  Kind of get to know him/her.  After a few emails back and fourt (normally about  7 or so) you can ask the seller strait out what would be a round about price for the boat would he/she consider to be a fair asking price.  If the seller sees how sincere your bid will be in purchasing his/her boat, they just might give you an amount that will be very close to the “Reserve Price”.  This will help you in those last 3 to 5 minutes before the auction closes when the real auction takes place.  You can then be better prepared to place a bid that will be very close to the reserve price or even be able to exceed the asking reserve price just seconds before the auction ends….thus making you the “Winner of the Auction” and the proud to owner of a great deal on your used jon boat!!

Heres the video: