Boat Trader Reviews | Read Customer Reviews of boattrader.com

Boat Trader Reviews | Read Customer Reviews of boattrader.com

Boat Trader reviews

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Berwanger G.
Jul 11, 2026
Reach large potential customers
Reach large potential customers
Response from Boat TraderJul 13, 2026
We love to hear this. Thanks for sharing!
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Theodore D.
Jul 11, 2026
Easy handling
Easy handling
Response from Boat TraderJul 13, 2026
We appreciate your feedback, Theodore.
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WILLIAM R.
Jul 11, 2026
I had a very good wright up and plenty…
I had a very good wright up and plenty of pictures and not 1 call I also had it priced to sell It cost me $169. on boat trader and sold it on Craigs list in 2 weeks also put it on market place and had a lot of action but nothing on boat trader sorry for the bad review but this is the truth
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Greg M.
Jul 11, 2026
Didn’t get any bites with Boat Traders
Paid over $100 to list my boat and had 2 inquiries on it, both of which were spammers/bots and were blocked by Boat Traders. Listed it the same day on FB Marketplace for free and had multiple legitimate offers within 2 weeks. I will say Boat Traders had good information available on how not to get scammed by fake buyers when selling your boat on Boat Traders.
Response from Boat TraderJul 14, 2026
Hi Greg, though we're disappointed you didn't sell your boat on Boat Trade, we're glad that you found our scam information valuable. Scams are common across all marketplaces but it is a priority for us to detect and block attempts to maintain a trusted marketplace. We hope this is information will be useful in any of your future transactions.
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Ed
Jul 10, 2026
I had my boat listed on Boat Trader for…
I had my boat listed on Boat Trader for close to a month and lowered the price several times. I did not get any interest. I copied and pasted the listing on Facebook marketplace and had close to 40 responses and sold the boat in one day.
Response from Boat TraderJul 14, 2026
We understand your frustration, and we appreciate you letting us know how things went. We did notice that photos weren't uploaded to your listing until a few days after it went live, photos are one of the biggest factors in catching a buyer's attention early on, so a delay there can affect how a listing performs in those first crucial days. Once photos were added we do see that 4 leads were received. We're always looking for ways to help sellers get the most out of their listings, and we'd love the chance to help you optimize things next time around, whether that's photos, pricing, or other details. Feel free to reach out anytime for suggestions.
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Donna R.
Jul 10, 2026
Terrible
Terrible. No communication. Payed for listing wasn’t able to find when I searched for it. A week later I called explained says no it’s there. After I hung up I searched and it was miraculously there. Nice. Not one call, massage, email on boat. Come on!! not one question. Waste of money.
Response from Boat TraderJul 14, 2026
Hi Donna, we appreciate you sharing your feedback. We looked over our records with the email address. provided and could not locate a report on the issues you were experiencing regarding your listing visibility. We completely understand your frustrations and would appreciate the opportunity to look into your account and see what may have happened, Please email us your listing details to [email protected].
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Chester L.
Jul 10, 2026
Major Disappointment
Couldn’t load additional Photos. It kept deleting them and not uploading them. Only sales message I received were from bots or scammers for potential buyers. Your platform is cumbersome to create an ad and outdated. You charge way too much for such a limited service. I had more views and sold my boat on Facebook Marketplace. Not sure why I even bought an ad on your site. Highly disappointed and wish I could get my $ back!! You have a dying platform that’s outdated. You won’t be in business for very much longer if you continue like this.
Response from Boat TraderJul 14, 2026
Hi Chester, thank you for sharing your experience, and we're sorry to hear it fell short of your expectations. We understand how frustrating it can be dealing with photo upload issues and unwanted spam messages, and we truly appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Our team is continuously working on updates and improvements to make the buying and selling process smoother and more reliable for our users. We consistently implement new features and product updates to help support this. We'd love the opportunity to understand exactly what happened with your account and photo uploads. Please reach out to us at [email protected] so our team can look into this further and see how we can help. Thank you again for your feedback.
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John M.
Jul 9, 2026
didn't get one call from the BT add
didn't get one call from the BT add. sold thru FB marketplace for free
Response from Boat TraderJul 14, 2026
Hi John, we appreciate your feedback and are glad you sold your boat although we're disappointed it was not on Boat Trader. We noticed photos weren't added to your listing until a few days after it went live, photos are key to getting views, so even a short delay can impact early results. Our team also sends out listing recommendations to help boost performance, as we know how important an optimized listing is.
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