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BoatBid is a timely initiative of the yacht brokerage group Boatshed and is being run to encourage more people to get afloat. Many of the boats in the auction have affordable starting prices and also have the security of a full brokerage service behind them.

Second hand sales are buoyant
Neil Chapman, MD of Boatshed, comments “Second hand boat sales are buoyant at the moment with many people realising that investing in a vessel is a great way of enjoying being out on the water with family and friends, keeping their investment secure in these choppy times and hopefully grabbing a bargain too. The BoatBid auction is a great introduction to buying a boat and we are hoping that people use the next three weeks to search through the catalogue and set up viewings on the boat or boats that they are interested in.”

Interested parties are being encouraged to log-on to BoatBid.com and view the selection of 100's boats that are being put up for auction. As with the Boatshed proven system, there are up to 70 photographs of each boat, each boat has been personally visited by a trained broker and people are able to get a really good feel of each vessel before arranging a viewing.

To bid for a boat in the BoatBid Auction, participants must register on the website and pay a small fee of £4.95. This ensures that bidders are serious about their intention to buy and also means that all bids placed are accurate which ultimately helps everyone in the auction.

To ensure that everyone has a fair chance of placing the winning bid the auction end time will automatically extend by 10 minutes if a bid is placed within the closing stages of the auction until no more bids are received for 10 minutes.

The BID deposit: The successful purchaser agrees to pay a 10% of the purchase price, followed by normal boat sale process of surveys and checks.

We hope you enjoy bidding for boats here and if you are interested in your boat being entered into future BoatBid Auctions please contact nextauction@boatbid.com