I have bought and sold MANY boats over the years. During my 10 years at the lake we owned over 25 different boats and jet skis (yeah, I have a boat problem and am still seeking counseling).
I bought and sold many using craigslist and ebay. You certainly get a few clowns, but typically I got well qualified buyers. Once you weed out the scam emails (ask people to provide real contact information when replying) the rest are decent people.
Using ebay, almost every boat I listed sold, only once during the actual auction. Most were off ebay through contacts that I made during the auction process. Not small stuff either, one pontoon went for almost $100k, and 3 wakeboard boats totaling over $175k.
The internet can be your friend.
I tried the consignment route as well. I don't think any of mine ever sold on consignment. Usually I would continue to market it myself out of the area, and typically got a deal done myself faster and for more money than the dealers. lets face it, unless they get a local sale anyone else is going to find it online.
If its a $10k boat, I would use craigslist. Post it in NH and Mass (2 different email addresses needed).
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