Boat TraderReviews of boattrader.com

PLEASE STAY AWAY! THIS WEBSITE HAS TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SUPPORT, AND THEY MAY SCAM YOU. My name is Alexander Thomas Berg, from Arlington, TN and on August 5, 2023, I listed three products as a private seller, and all my listings were accepted. Everything seemed fine until two days later when I received three email messages stating that all my ads had expired. I tried to reach their telephone customer support to find out what was happening. A rude representative answered and said they couldn't tell me why my listings had been removed. When I asked about the money they charged me to list the products on their website, she told me to file a complaint with my bank or risk losing my money. Unbelievable! I did try to file a complaint with my bank, but they said I had personally authorized those transactions and couldn't assist further. Given this, I contacted BoatTrader's email customer support. As of today, August 26, 2023, I have yet to receive a refund. I'll keep you updated on the progress, but please be aware that their services are subpar. I don't recommend using their website to sell your items. Look elsewhere, as these individuals seem to take people's money without any accountability.

I posted our boat for 7days to try out Boat Trader. The only messages I recieved were scams claiming to be interested. Most wanted my information. I feel like somehow this company should have a way to filter out most scamming. You pay a lot of money to post your boat. I did not have good results.

50% + of leads are from scammers. Don't pay $150 to obtain a bunch of scam emails. I have forwarded all of these fraudulent emails to their Fraud email link and have yet to receive a response. Don't waste your time of money on boattrader.com

i can't say it its a long story but dont waste your time on boat trader or auto trader more pop ups and scammers than i ever seen ,, site uses to much data for no reason and most post are scams or sold

boattrader used to be a legitimate business, but since it was purchased by private equity, has devolved into a scam website. Like a dummy, I paid boattrader.com $150 to list my boat. Received about 25 scam emails within 2 weeks and no legitimate inquiries. Then posted my boat for free on nextdoor.com and sold it in 1 week. Below, I posted a copy of one of the scam emails I received: "Thank you for responding to my inquiry! Sorry for the late reply, I am very interested. However, due to my busy work schedule (I am a neurosurgeon) I won't be able to come for an inspection(I hope that won't be a problem). What is the ownership history? Please give me your honest answer. I am buying it for my Wife's 40th birthday(surprise). I'll proceed with issuing a bank certified check. All you have to do is deposit the check and it will clear within 24Hours, then I will make arrangements for pickup at your location. If you are willing to sell to me and ok with my busy schedule and mode of payment kindly answer the above question along with your full name on payment mailing address cell phone number last selling price. The check will be mailed to you tomorrow and you will receive it next business day via UPS. I will add an additional $500 for holding it for me till you receive the check. Please delete the ad and consider it sold to me. Kind regards, Hensley MD"

Horrible experience, I placed my boat on sale and received over 100 emails all with check fraud. Seems that Boattrader is a platform for the African check scam. Craigslist was a better option:) I can't believe I am saying this..