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DrewE
Feb 16, 2017Explorer II
I found mine from Craigslist.
I appreciated sellers who posted a reasonable number of pictures (and ones that were reasonably large), at a minimum enough to get a feel for the layout of the RV. Units where none of the pictures showed the interior ceiling made me somewhat suspicious that there may be evidence of water damage they didn't care to show.
I encountered one or two people who never responded when I called or texted or sent emails with actual questions about things that weren't in the ad. I hope it's obvious, but it's hard to find a buyer if you don't answer them. I also encountered people who were prompt and courteous in responding, and they were the majority.
I did look for pictures that showed a localish license plate, for a couple of reasons. First, it showed that the RV was road-worthy, at least marginally so, which is perhaps not a concern for the upper end of the market. Second, and more importantly, a significant number of those that showed no license plate were scams after a little bit of investigation; at least I assume they were, as clearly identical RVs with identical descriptions were being offered for sale simultaneously in different cities clear across the country.
I appreciated sellers who posted a reasonable number of pictures (and ones that were reasonably large), at a minimum enough to get a feel for the layout of the RV. Units where none of the pictures showed the interior ceiling made me somewhat suspicious that there may be evidence of water damage they didn't care to show.
I encountered one or two people who never responded when I called or texted or sent emails with actual questions about things that weren't in the ad. I hope it's obvious, but it's hard to find a buyer if you don't answer them. I also encountered people who were prompt and courteous in responding, and they were the majority.
I did look for pictures that showed a localish license plate, for a couple of reasons. First, it showed that the RV was road-worthy, at least marginally so, which is perhaps not a concern for the upper end of the market. Second, and more importantly, a significant number of those that showed no license plate were scams after a little bit of investigation; at least I assume they were, as clearly identical RVs with identical descriptions were being offered for sale simultaneously in different cities clear across the country.
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