{
  "name": "Marine Vehicle Sales",
  "edition_label": "October 2026",
  "edition_updated_at": "2026-10-11",
  "slug": "marine-vehicle-sales",
  "kind": "subcategory",
  "parent_slug": "vehicle-sales-transportation-products",
  "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales",
  "scope": "Category research. No publishable AOV benchmark is available.",
  "directory_status": "deferred",
  "page_readiness": "published",
  "directory_notice": null,
  "benchmark": {
    "status": "unavailable_insufficient_cohort",
    "slug": "marine-vehicle-sales",
    "parent_slug": "vehicle-sales-transportation-products",
    "cohort_scope": "exact_child",
    "median_aov_usd": null,
    "p25_aov_usd": null,
    "p75_aov_usd": null,
    "metric_window": null,
    "scope_label": "The exact category cohort does not support a publishable AOV aggregate.",
    "methodology": "Median and middle 50% of account-level average order values. Each account value is purchase ROAS multiplied by cost per purchase in USD. Successful classifications, including manual corrections, with positive finite spend, purchases, ROAS and cost per purchase. Accounts are counted once with equal weight. Quartiles use linear interpolation. Root cohorts include direct root classifications and their child categories; exact-child cohorts exclude parent and sibling categories. The source selects the highest-spend coverage row per account among snapshots dated within the preceding 30 days; the underlying reporting period is not supplied. This is a dated aggregate advertising-data snapshot, not business-wide AOV or a census.",
    "read_at": "2026-10-11T14:12:28.221736+00:00",
    "period_label": "No publishable aggregate; underlying reporting period not supplied",
    "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Marine Vehicle Sales: no publishable AOV benchmark. The exact category cohort does not support a publishable AOV aggregate. Status reviewed 2026-10-11T14:12:28.221736+00:00. https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#benchmark",
    "source": {
      "name": "Madgicx Research & Labs",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#benchmark"
    }
  },
  "metric_definitions": [],
  "metric_definitions_scope": "Definitions only; no ACV, MRR or ARPU benchmark or measured correlation is supplied.",
  "brands": null,
  "answers": [
    {
      "group": "In this category",
      "id": "answer-transportutilitiesvehicles1-marine-vehicle-sales-1",
      "question": "Who actually sells the boats in a Boat Trader campaign example?",
      "text": "Boat Trader's US marketplace connects buyers with private sellers, dealers, brokers and manufacturers. It does not own, broker or directly sell listed boats. Suggested practice: name the actual seller and transaction route; a marketplace contact should not be counted as Boat Trader completing a boat sale.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#answer-transportutilitiesvehicles1-marine-vehicle-sales-1",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Marine Vehicle Sales. Who actually sells the boats in a Boat Trader campaign example? Boat Trader's US marketplace connects buyers with private sellers, dealers, brokers and manufacturers. It does not own, broker or directly sell listed boats. Suggested practice: name the actual seller and transaction route; a marketplace contact should not be counted as Boat Trader completing a boat sale.  Source: https://www.boattrader.com/about/ Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#answer-transportutilitiesvehicles1-marine-vehicle-sales-1",
      "source_url": "https://www.boattrader.com/about/"
    },
    {
      "group": "In this category",
      "id": "answer-transportutilitiesvehicles1-marine-vehicle-sales-2",
      "question": "Which marine inventory details can make a marketplace enquiry useful to a seller?",
      "text": "Boat Trader's US browsing filters include type, make, model, price, location, year, length, engine, fuel and condition. Suggested practice: qualify those requirements against the seller's actual boat before arranging a conversation; filtered discovery does not confirm that a particular boat is still available.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#answer-transportutilitiesvehicles1-marine-vehicle-sales-2",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Marine Vehicle Sales. Which marine inventory details can make a marketplace enquiry useful to a seller? Boat Trader's US browsing filters include type, make, model, price, location, year, length, engine, fuel and condition. Suggested practice: qualify those requirements against the seller's actual boat before arranging a conversation; filtered discovery does not confirm that a particular boat is still available.  Source: https://www.boattrader.com/about/ Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#answer-transportutilitiesvehicles1-marine-vehicle-sales-2",
      "source_url": "https://www.boattrader.com/about/"
    },
    {
      "group": "In this category",
      "id": "answer-transportutilitiesvehicles1-marine-vehicle-sales-3",
      "question": "Does Boat Trader's pricing tool establish the amount a boat will sell for?",
      "text": "Boat Trader's US private-seller page describes its Price Checker as an estimate from similar listings, adjusted for location and engine hours. Suggested practice: distinguish a listing-based price estimate from an agreed seller price or completed transaction; the tool does not establish realized sale value.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#answer-transportutilitiesvehicles1-marine-vehicle-sales-3",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Marine Vehicle Sales. Does Boat Trader's pricing tool establish the amount a boat will sell for? Boat Trader's US private-seller page describes its Price Checker as an estimate from similar listings, adjusted for location and engine hours. Suggested practice: distinguish a listing-based price estimate from an agreed seller price or completed transaction; the tool does not establish realized sale value.  Source: https://www.boattrader.com/sell/ Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#answer-transportutilitiesvehicles1-marine-vehicle-sales-3",
      "source_url": "https://www.boattrader.com/sell/"
    },
    {
      "group": "In this category",
      "id": "answer-transportutilitiesvehicles1-marine-vehicle-sales-4",
      "question": "Can a marine listing ad call a no-commission marketplace free for sellers?",
      "text": "Boat Trader's US private-seller page charges a flat listing fee while describing browsing, searching and seller contact as free. Suggested practice: separate seller listing cost from sale commission and buyer access; zero commission does not mean that publishing a seller's listing has no charge.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#answer-transportutilitiesvehicles1-marine-vehicle-sales-4",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Marine Vehicle Sales. Can a marine listing ad call a no-commission marketplace free for sellers? Boat Trader's US private-seller page charges a flat listing fee while describing browsing, searching and seller contact as free. Suggested practice: separate seller listing cost from sale commission and buyer access; zero commission does not mean that publishing a seller's listing has no charge.  Source: https://www.boattrader.com/sell/ Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#answer-transportutilitiesvehicles1-marine-vehicle-sales-4",
      "source_url": "https://www.boattrader.com/sell/"
    },
    {
      "group": "Category research",
      "id": "answer-benchmark-status",
      "question": "Is an AOV benchmark available for this category?",
      "text": "No publishable AOV benchmark is available.",
      "context": "The exact category cohort does not support a publishable AOV aggregate. Parent and sibling benchmarks are not substituted.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#answer-benchmark-status",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Marine Vehicle Sales. Is an AOV benchmark available for this category? No publishable AOV benchmark is available. The exact category cohort does not support a publishable AOV aggregate. Parent and sibling benchmarks are not substituted. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#answer-benchmark-status",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Use this research",
      "id": "answer-download-research",
      "question": "Can I download this industry research?",
      "text": "The exports section provides this edition in Markdown and JSON, along with a research index. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#answer-download-research",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Marine Vehicle Sales. Can I download this industry research? The exports section provides this edition in Markdown and JSON, along with a research index. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution.  Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#reuse Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#answer-download-research",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#reuse"
    },
    {
      "group": "Use this research",
      "id": "answer-cite-research",
      "question": "How should I cite a finding from this page?",
      "text": "When reuse is permitted, credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#answer-cite-research",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Marine Vehicle Sales. How should I cite a finding from this page? When reuse is permitted, credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution.  Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#reuse Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#answer-cite-research",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/vehicle-sales-transportation-products/marine-vehicle-sales#reuse"
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