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The Financial Case for Donating an Old Boat

One of the best ways to get a funny look from someone’s face is to tell them you are interested in giving your boat away as charitable donation. They may think you are actually crazy to be giving away an older boat that you have grown tired of, but there are actually some great reasons to do so. First of all we are in a buyers market right now. That means the economy has driven prices of everything down so much because there are fewer buyers who are interested or able to make a purchase. So if you are trying to sell a boat for example, you have to list it and hope to get calls.

Well first you would only hear from those interested in what you are selling and have the money to spend it. However, you are already at a serious disadvantage. If you are trying to sell your boat for $5,000 you are going to hit a problem. Unless your boat is really worth twice that and you are just trying to sell it fast, people are going to research and pick apart every bit of information to try and get your price down because they know there may be a better deal out there. Read more…