Yachts Clasifieds Group Rules
The Rules for each of the 60 Groups in the Network are the same.
These Rules rephrased above
14th March 2025
The meaning stays the same , Rewritten to make it easier for Moderators to identify applicable rule to violators.VERSION BEFORE JUN ")"%
1. Yachts Classifieds 60 groups are for AYB Members.
This is part of YACHTS CLASSIFIEDS, a unique platform created and maintained by Associated Yacht Brokers
for AYB members, in synergy with facebook.
Anyone can join the group to see the posts.
No links images or adverts in Comments, just sincere questions from interested buyers.
Before posting you must apply to join AYB on https://aybro.com/join
By posting you accept the terms of AYB (https://ayb.yachts/terms) and become a provisional member of AYB as soon as you post.
2. Post in Yachts for Sale group FIRST
1ST Join “Yachts for Sale” Group. Post & share from there
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sellyachts
Post to other Yachts Classified groups where the title fits.
https://ayb.yachts/classifieds
With total registered buyers of almost a million yacht enthusiasts! PLUS millions of other visitors.
Even more power is gained by having carefully designed listing rules, so that you cannot help writing strong selling Listings.
3. Use the “Sell Something” option.
DO NOT “start a discussion”
The discussion area is reserved for informational posts by AYB administrators
Facebook won’t allow “Pages” to sell in any “For Sale” group.
Switch your Facebook identity back to your personal profile before posting.
4. Enter accurate “Title”, “Price” and “Location”.
Enter each where indicated. (no weblinks in the title).
Give some useful info in TITLE.
Include Year, Length, Make, Model.
For LOCATION put your nearest City (not zip or postcode)
5. Enter a very detailed description.
Minimum of 20 characters. Minimum 3 photos in a post
You may only link back to your own website as shown in your Directory entry in the Associated Yacht Brokers website.
If you are not in that Directory, you are not a member of AYB and should not post here anyway. See Group Rule 1.
Here you can also explain your actual price is in e.g. US dollars and wat other services you offer.
6. Now Post to other groups – and Marketplace.
Post to all Yachts Classified groups where your item fits the group title… https://ayb.yachts/classifieds
(NB feet are not meters, https://ayb.yachts/convert )
Take great care not to mis-post.
7. Service providers must post an example for sale.
Choose one example offer, with price, to sell in each post (you can still add the full description of all the other services you offer in the description field) You can post many different examples.
8. DO NOT POST HERE unless you are entitled to.
DO NOT POST IN THIS GROUP unless you are an AYB Broker or an AYB Partner
If you post in this group WITHOUT having applied to join AYB, you have two choices.
If you are a genuine professional Yacht Broker or other marine professional you can apply to https://aybro.com/join .
We would love to have you on board!
If you don’t. You will be permanently banned from all 60 groups and unable to even see the groups.
9. Before posting, join AYB
Only Associated Yacht Brokers members may post in this group.
If you join, as a Yacht Broker, there is a money-back guarantee that you will recoup your membership payments in 12 months !
For full details, see https://ayb.yachts/brokers/
10. Only Yacht/boats in yachts groups or be BANNED
No moorings, JOBS motors chains ropes sails radios cars trucks bikes anchors winches stoves toilets tanks pumps sofas curtains dolls starlink paintings books deck-fittings etc.
EXCEPT where the group title fits TRAILERS, CHANDLERY MARINAS&MOORINGS and MARINE ELECTRONIC
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(Rules as previously published for each of the 60 Yachts Classifieds groups on Facebook )
1. Yachts Classifieds 60 groups are for AYB Members.
Anyone can join the group to see the posts.
No links images or adverts in Comments, just sincere questions from interested buyers.
Before posting you must apply to join AYB on HTTPS://ayb.yachts/join
You become a provisional member of AYB as soon as you post.
2. Post in Yachts for Sale group FIRST
1ST Join “Yachts for Sale” Group. Post & share from there
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sellyachts
Post to other Yachts Classified groups where the title fits.
https://ayb.yachts/classifieds
3. Use the “Sell Something” option.
DO NOT “start a discussion”
The discussion area is reserved for informational posts by AYB administrators
Facebook won’t allow “Pages” to sell in any “For Sale” group.
Switch your Facebook identity back to your personal profile before posting.
4. Enter accurate “Title”, “Price” and “Location”.
Enter each where indicated. (no weblinks in the title).
Give some useful info in TITLE.
Include Year, Length, Make, Model.
For LOCATION put your nearest City (not zip or postcode)
5. Enter a very detailed description.
Minimum of 20 characters. Minimum 3 photos in ads.
You may only link back to your own website as shown in your Directory entry in the Associated Yacht Brokers website.
If you are not in that Directory, you are not a member of AYB and should not post here anyway. See Group Rule 1.
Here you can also explain your actual price is in e.g. US dollars and what other services you offer.
6. Now Post to other groups – and Marketplace.
Post to all Yachts Classified groups where your item fits the group title… https://classifieds.yachts
(NB feet are not metres, https://classifieds.yachts/convert )
Take great care not to mis-post.
7. Service providers must post an example for sale.
Choose one example offer, with price, to sell in each post (you can still add the full description of all the other services you offer in the description field) You can post many different examples.
8. Don’t post same item twice in one group
To update your post, edit it OR delete it and post again. . (You CAN “Post to other groups”).
9. No “wanted” ads.
Group members only want to see items for sale.
To find your next boat, go to https://classifieds.yachts and visit the appropriate groups.
10. No videos.
Our large groups attract porn spam and strange animal videos, so we have arranged with Facebook for all posts with videos to be automatically rejected.
1. Yachts Classifieds 60 groups are for
Associated Yacht Brokers (AYB) provide 60 groups
A list with links to each AYB group is at https://classifieds.yachts
No links, images or adverts in Comments, just sincere questions from interested buyers.
"Certified Professional Members" of AYB posting here are subject to regular online forensic analysis for integrity and performance.
To promote clear and honest classified posts, all except new or small groups are moderated to ensure only posts by individual Accredited Marine professionals of proven competence and integrity remain
Only Marine Industry Professionals may Post.
You must post "as your Facebook personal profile" No Business pages
Associated Yacht Brokers (AYB) Certified Professional and Accredited Members have access to The Method, a step by step guide.
Associated Yacht Brokers created the group as part of the Yachts Classifieds network of 60 "Yachts for Sale " Groups.
By posting you accept the terms of AYB & become an AYB provisional member
See terms and apply to join at https://aybro.com/
3. Use the “Sell Something” option.
"Discussion" posts are no longer banned, but be aware that they are not in "The Method" as published by AYB, getting less than 10% of sales compared to "Sell Something" posts .
No REELS nor Videos.
Facebook prevents most “Pages” making "For Sale" posts so
switch your Facebook identity back to your personal profile before posting
First join, post & share from “Yachts for Sale” group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sellyachts
Only post in groups where the Group Title EXACTLY fits post item.
4. Enter accurate “Title”, “Price” and “Location”.
Enter each where indicated. No web-links in the title
Give some useful info in TITLE.
Include Year, Length, Make, Model.
For LOCATION put your nearest City (not zip or postcode)
Enter a very detailed description.
Minimum of 20 characters. Minimum 3 photos in ads.
You may ONLY LINK BACK to your own entries on https://ayb.yachts and on https://aybro.com
5. Now Post to other groups – and Marketplace.
Post to all Yachts Classified groups where your item fits the group title… https://ayb.yachts/classifieds
LENGTH must be shown in your Post Title AND fit the Group Title
(NB feet are not meters, https://ayb.yachts/convert )
Do NOT post boats with a SAIL in a "MOTOR YACHTS..... " group
Do NOT Post boats with NO SAIL in a "SAILING YACHTS......"group
Take great care not to mis-post.
6. Service providers must post an example for sale.
Choose one example offer, with price, to sell in each post
You can still add the full description of all the other services you offer in the description field.
You can post many different examples in separate posts.
7. Only Yacht/boats in yachts groups or be BANNED
No moorings, JOBS, motors, chains, ropes, sails, radios. cars, trucks, bikes, anchors, winches, stoves, toilets, tanks, pumps, sofas, curtains. dolls, Starlink, paintings, books, deck-fittings, etc.
No Dinghies, Tenders, Charters or boats to RENT in Yacht SALES groups
No Yachts for SALE in "Yacht CHARTERS" or Houseboats to RENT
EXCEPT where the group title fits e.g.:-
TRAILERS, CHANDLERY, MARINAS & MOORINGS BOAT TRANSPORT and MARINE ELECTRONICS
8. Exemption for Small, New, or Minority groups
There is a temporary exception to rule 2 above for this group.
So private individuals as well as Marine Industry Professionals, may post their own single item in this group, to promote faster growth of the group.
"Sale by owner" is thus allowed in this group on a temporary basis.
The above is a rewrite made JUNE 2025
here follows previous version.
Anyone can join the group to see the posts. No links images or adverts in Comments, just sincere questions from interested buyers.
Only AYB members may post in this AYB group.
Members have access to The Method, a step by step guide .
Associated Yacht Brokers created the group as part of the Yachts Classifieds network of 60 "Yachts for Sale " Groups. By posting you accept the terms of AYB (https://ayb.yachts/terms) & become an AYB provisional member.
Learn more at https://aybro.com/join
2. Post in Yachts for Sale group FIRST
1ST Join “Yachts for Sale” Group. Post & share from there
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sellyachts
Be VERY careful to only post in groups where the Group Title Exactly fits your post.
see list with links to each group for you to join at
https://ayb.yachts/classifieds
With total registered buyers of almost a million yacht enthusiasts! PLUS millions of other visitors.
Even more power is gained by having carefully designed listing rules, so that you cannot help writing strong selling Posts.
3. Use the “Sell Something” option.
DO NOT “start a discussion”
The discussion area is reserved for informational posts by AYB administrators
Facebook won’t allow “Pages” to sell in any “For Sale” group.
Switch your Facebook identity back to your personal profile before posting
Please read your copy of "The Method".
If you don't have a copy, you can download it from your private page on https://aybro.com
If you are NOT A MEMBER of Associated Yacht Brokers, you are not entitled to post here. You can apply to join on that site
4. Enter accurate “Title”, “Price” and “Location”.
Enter each where indicated. (no weblinks in the title).
Give some useful info in TITLE.
Include Year, Length, Make, Model.
For LOCATION put your nearest City (not zip or postcode)
Please read your copy of "The Method". If you don't have a copy, you can download it from your private page on https://aybro.com
If you are NOT A MEMBER of Associated Yacht Brokers, you are not entitled to post here. You can apply to join on that site.
5. Enter a very detailed description.
Minimum of 20 characters. Minimum 3 photos in ads.
You may only link back to your own entries on https://ayb.yachts and on https://aybro.com
Please read your copy of "The Method".
If you don't have a copy, you can download it from your private page on https://aybro.com
If you are NOT A MEMBER of Associated Yacht Brokers, you are not entitled to post here. You can apply to join on that site, https://aybro.com/join
6. Now Post to other groups – and Marketplace.
Post to all Yachts Classified groups where your item fits the group title… https://ayb.yachts/classifieds
LENGTH must be shown in your Post Title AND fit the Group Title
(NB feet are not meters, https://ayb.yachts/convert )
Do NOT post boats with a SAIL in a "MOTOR YACHTS..... " group
Do NOT Post boats with NO SAIL in a "SAILING YACHTS......"group
Take great care not to mis-post.
7. Service providers must post an example for sale.
Choose one example offer, with price, to sell in each post (you can still add the full description of all the other services you offer in the description field) You can post many different examples.
Please read your copy of "The Method".
If you don't have a copy, you can download it from your private page on https://aybro.com
If you are NOT A MEMBER of Associated Yacht Brokers, you are not entitled to post here. You can apply to join on that site
8. DO NOT POST HERE unless you are entitled to.
DO NOT POST IN THIS GROUP unless you are an AYB Broker or an AYB Partner
If you post in this group WITHOUT having applied to join AYB, you have two choices.
If you are a genuine professional Yacht Broker or other marine professional you can apply to https://aybro.com/join .
We would love to have you on board!
If you don’t. You may be banned permanently from all 60 groups and unable to even see the groups.
9. Yacht Brokers! Before posting, join AYB
Only Associated Yacht Brokers members may post in this group.
If you join, as a Yacht Broker, there is a money-back guarantee that you will recoup your membership payments in 12 months !
For full details, see https://ayb.yachts/brokers/
10. Only Yacht/boats in yachts groups or be BANNED
No moorings, JOBS, motors, chains, ropes, sails, radios. cars, trucks, bikes ,anchors, winches, stoves, toilets, tanks, pumps, sofas, curtains. dolls, Starlink, paintings, books, deck-fittings, etc.
No Charters or boats to RENT in Yacht SALES groups and no Yachts for SALE in "Yacht CHARTERS" or Houseboats to RENT
EXCEPT where the group title fits e.g.:-
TRAILERS, CHANDLERY, MARINAS & MOORINGS BOAT TRANSPORT and MARINE ELECTRONICS