When selling your boat, MGM Boats gives you a comprehensive package and leaves no stone unturned. What you get for your fee gives you real value for money and ensures you get the best return possible. Included in your fee are Valuation, Photography, Marketing, Inquiry management, Viewing handling, Negotiation, pre-survey engineering, Survey management, post-survey engineering, Finance handling, Paperwork handling, and final handover. All aspects are considered, and this has enabled MGM to be the leading Irish brokerage company for the last 25 years.
One of the most important things when selling your boat is showing it in the best possible light. Skilled photography makes your boat look its best and allows prospective buyers to get a clear image of the condition of the boat. MGM’s brokers know the best way to sequence the photos and they know the key parts to photograph. We live in such a visual environment nowadays and we buy based on that initial attraction or that spark that a vivid photo gives us.
MGM market your boat internationally. Everyone is looking for the best boat for their money, and as such, buyers can come from far and wide. MGM advertise your boat on 25 of the top platforms, getting eyes on your listing from all over the world with a focus on the performing markets. This approach has led to a long history of international business for MGM, with them selling a lot of boats to Germany, the Netherlands and France in particular. The higher the number of clients interested in the boat, the higher the sale price at the end of the day.
A boat recently sold on brokerage by MGM: a 2007 Dufour 425 Grande Large
MGM are present at all major European and International boat shows. With their own dedicated brokerage stand at these shows, MGM meets hundreds of new customers and gets countless enquiries. As an owner, your boat listing will be seen by hundreds of people who might not see it otherwise. At Boot Dusseldorf 2024, the MGM team sold four brokerage boats.
MGM Boot Dusseldorf Stand
MGM have a dedicated CRM. This has enabled them to build a vast portfolio of clients and the system is updated on an hourly basis by all brokers. Every phone call, walk-in, email and text are recorded and noted on the CRM, meaning MGM know exactly what each of their customers is looking for. When you list your boat for sale, they don’t wait for the phone to ring. Each new listing is privately issued to relevant clients meaning some boats end up being sold before they make it online.
When it comes to showing your boat, all viewings are dealt with by one of MGM’s experienced brokers. Every potential buyer is different, and MGM can ensure their impression of the boat is as positive as possible. Some buyers may be inexperienced and need a guiding hand while others may be hands-on boat owners with a detailed agenda to work through. MGM can work with whatever demands are made and ensure the client is happy when they finish.
To achieve the best possible sale price for your boat, MGM will negotiate on your behalf, though no sale price is final without your authorisation, and throughout the whole process, the broker will be on the phone checking in with you. Once the sale is agreed, MGM handle the finances with their dedicated client account. The seller never has to provide any personal details to a stranger.
MGM handle all paperwork, ensuring the title transfers correctly
MGM has a fully equipped boatyard providing the essential services that play a vital role in the sales process. Their purpose-built travel hoist enables the lift-out of your boat for survey and their highly skilled engineers can carry out repairs or improvements where necessary. On every second-hand boat a surveyor will find at least a few minor issues. By having MGM as your broker these issues can be rectified in house meaning there is no interruption to the sale process, the buyer remains happy, and the deal can be concluded.
MGM Boatyard Team and 50 Ton Travel Hoist
MGM offer brokerage storage at a reduced rate. Although the space is limited, MGM have a dedicated sales berth in Dun Laoghaire as well as some yard space for trailer boats. Having the boat on their doorstep means they can facilitate viewings at any time, and it benefits the owner from a cost and logistics perspective.
The comprehensive brokerage package you get with MGM has been proven many times over the years and you do not have to look far in the boating community to find somebody who has sold a boat through them. MGM promise a smooth and straightforward sale with strong results.
Get in touch with the experts at MGM Boats today to find out more about their services and how they can help you with the sale of your boat, or finding your next boat!
Enquire at [email protected] , call 01 2802020 or call into one of their offices.
