We know that sometime in 2014 we will be upgrading to a newer Voltage. We are looking forward to seeing the Voltage 3970 in person as this is the one the wife has her eye on.A few months ago, we got a wild hair and decided to look into an upgrade by trading in our Voltage 3200 to the dealer for a new Voltage 3990. We ended up backing out of the deal because I felt we weren't getting enough for our trade and it just wasn't worth taking the hit.My questions are for those who may have attempted a trade and decided to sell privately through other sources. First, which private method did you use? Seems RV trader and Craigslist are popular. Second, were you successful in selling it privately? And finally, was the amount you sold it for sold privately (vs. what a dealer may have offered) worth the hassle of dealing with showing it to people, etc.I am in no real rush to sell so I've considered putting out there just to see what kind of interest I get. If it were to sell then great.

It was successful for me because my RV sold itself (Craigslist). If your rig is super clean and well maintained, just post a lot of pictures so any potential buyers can evaluate it online first. I only had 2 people look at my TT before the 2nd guy bought it. He told me that the pics helped but my TT was the cleanest out there. He knew what he wanted and had a 5th wheel prior so knew he what to look for. He went on the roof and saw fresh sealant, opened the water heater door and saw it was clean. Make your rig cleaner than the others and at a reasonable price (less than others online but more than trade in value) and you should be able to sell it fairly quick. Good luck

I have sold 2, one I did look at trading in and got almost double what the dealer offered, as did a friend of mine. Not saying you will do the same but I sold both to the first people to look at them. Trying to sell the class A right now, totally different market, and it is somewhat of a hassle but still should get $20k over what the dealer is willing to give. I used CL on the two THs and CL and RVTrader on the RV.

We are trading our Voltage 3950 2013 for the new 3970 waiting for slide covers to be installed can't wait.Talk about a hit, well you know its just money can't wait got to do it now.Had a hard time finding anything about this 3970 but got it right before new years.RV of Ga. got it for me. I will post some pics as soon as we get it.

Usually you are always better of selling it on your own then trading it in. Dealer is going to make money on both of them or they won't do the trade, so some place in that mix you are either losing equity or rolling negative equity over to new RV. However, if sales tax is in the mix then sometimes it can make sense to trade if you get a decent deal. It's all a numbers game, if you understand it you won't get taken (as bad).

I tried to trade mine in and the sales lady told me to sell it out right after they gave me a offer.Sold it on CL for alot more..

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soonernation
Explorer
Jan 03, 2014
Lantley wrote:
While I know none of the figures involved. I think a 2013 unit will be tough to sell without taking a hit. Depreciation is tough to overcomer on a very new unit.
However I agree you have nothing to loose by selling yourself. You have the right attitude, sounds like your are not under the gun to make the sale.
I do believe if a rig is price at fair market value it will sell.

I expect to take some hit but I'd like to think it would be something less than trading it in. Back in Sept. when we were discussing it with the dealer, we were going to take a 13k hit on trade in. Now that is a total of 13k as I did not put anything down when I purchased it so I'm not losing some portion of a down payment.
soonernation
Explorer
Jan 03, 2014
j sterchi wrote:
We are trading our Voltage 3950 2013 for the new 3970 waiting for slide covers to be installed can't wait.Talk about a hit, well you know its just money can't wait got to do it now.Had a hard time finding anything about this 3970 but got it right before new years.RV of Ga. got it for me. I will post some pics as soon as we get it.

Please do post pictures. We really liked the Cyclone version but now that Voltage came out with one it is high on our list.
Lantley
Nomad
Jan 03, 2014
While I know none of the figures involved. I think a 2013 unit will be tough to sell without taking a hit. Depreciation is tough to overcomer on a very new unit.
However I agree you have nothing to loose by selling yourself. You have the right attitude, sounds like your are not under the gun to make the sale.
I do believe if a rig is price at fair market value it will sell.
carpetguy2
Explorer
Jan 02, 2014
I tried to trade mine in and the sales lady told me to sell it out right after they gave me a offer.
Sold it on CL for alot more..
Y-Guy
Moderator
Jan 02, 2014
Usually you are always better of selling it on your own then trading it in. Dealer is going to make money on both of them or they won't do the trade, so some place in that mix you are either losing equity or rolling negative equity over to new RV. However, if sales tax is in the mix then sometimes it can make sense to trade if you get a decent deal. It's all a numbers game, if you understand it you won't get taken (as bad).
j_sterchi
Explorer
Jan 02, 2014
We are trading our Voltage 3950 2013 for the new 3970 waiting for slide covers to be installed can't wait.Talk about a hit, well you know its just money can't wait got to do it now.Had a hard time finding anything about this 3970 but got it right before new years.RV of Ga. got it for me. I will post some pics as soon as we get it.
Blackdiamond
Explorer
Jan 02, 2014
I have sold 2, one I did look at trading in and got almost double what the dealer offered, as did a friend of mine. Not saying you will do the same but I sold both to the first people to look at them. Trying to sell the class A right now, totally different market, and it is somewhat of a hassle but still should get $20k over what the dealer is willing to give. I used CL on the two THs and CL and RVTrader on the RV.
guidry
Explorer
Jan 02, 2014
It was successful for me because my RV sold itself (Craigslist). If your rig is super clean and well maintained, just post a lot of pictures so any potential buyers can evaluate it online first. I only had 2 people look at my TT before the 2nd guy bought it. He told me that the pics helped but my TT was the cleanest out there. He knew what he wanted and had a 5th wheel prior so knew he what to look for. He went on the roof and saw fresh sealant, opened the water heater door and saw it was clean. Make your rig cleaner than the others and at a reasonable price (less than others online but more than trade in value) and you should be able to sell it fairly quick. Good luck

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