How To Sell Your Boat or Marine Item Using The Trading Dock
With over 500,000 unique forum visitors each month The Hull Truth Trading Dock is a very effective method to use when selling your boat or boating & fishing gear.
Individual Classifieds
In order to list your merchandise on the Trading Dock you must first have a THT Captains Club or Admirals Club Membership. To purchase your Admirals Club Membership please Click
here!
Commercial Classifieds
In order to list your merchandise on the Trading Dock you must first have a Commercial Membership. To purchase your Commercial Membership please Click
here!
1) After your Membership is activated, go to the Trading Dock Forum or Subforum where you would like to post and click the "New Thread" button. You are now ready to create your ad.
2) Type in your ad subject and a detailed description of the item item you wish to sell. Be sure to include your contact information.
The internal THT Private Messaging feature is a great way to communicate with potential buyers.
3) Before you submit your ad you may wish to attach a photo of your item you have stored on your computer. To do this simply check the box that reads "Manage Attachments.” Browse your computer for the image you wish to upload.
The maximum file size you can upload is listed in the upload window.
If you do not wish to include an image simply click Submit after typing your ad. You may also use HTML to link to your image if you are hosting it off-site.
4) Review your ad and correct any errors if necessary. You may also make unlimited revisions and corrections to the body of your ad by using the "Edit" button located at the bottom right of your post. You can edit the title of your thread by going to “Edit” and then “Go Advanced”.
Here are the Basic Rules for posting your ad the the Trading Dock:
- Personal items only in the Individual Classifieds. Brokers must post in the Commercial Classifieds. Multiple listings of similar items (rods, reels, parts etc) will be considered a business listing and not allowed in individual classifieds.
- Please limit your ads to one per month.
- Trading Dock Ads will run approximately 4 months before they are deleted or frozen. If you do not sell your item within 6 months you will need to place another free ad.
- "Bumping". The technique of replying to a thread simply to bring it back to the top will not be tolerated. The process known as "bumping" or BTT or TTT posts (especially when replying to your own thread) if done on a consistant basis may result in your thread being frozen completely. It is an unfair practice to others that post in the classified for you to bring your ad continually to the top - or have someone else do it for you.
Making Replies to a For Sale Post
Please limit replies to For Sale posts to questions about the item being sold.
The person posting their ad is doing so to sell their item and not necessarily to get into discussions regarding their asking price or to open discussions for comparisons of their item to other items.
Sellers are not obligated to answer or reply to questions about their product publicly.
Off topic replies and those of the nature above will be deleted and the poster warned.
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COMPLETE TRADING DOCK GUIDELINES (Buyers & Sellers)
