PPL

Their prices SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In my experience, PPL is not the best bet for a diesel pusher, especially if you are looking for a newer, higher end rig. I had a very bad consignment experience and had the displeasure of having to be there for a few days. That gave a lot of time to look around. PPL has many, many RVs for sale, but most of them are older and in less than pristine condition. You will be incredibly lucky if you get anyone to help you look at the rigs. They will be priced semi-reasonably, but remember it will be about a 50/50 mix of rigs that people are willing to sell of a reasonable price and rigs that people have to sell because they have a loan on them and no money to pay the difference between the payoff and the value. Those rigs aren't going to be negotiable, because there is no way to pay off the loan if they don't get their price.
I agree with some other people, they do get a bit poetic in their determination of condition. Part of that is because apparently a whole bunch of people don't feel it is necessary to make their rigs showroom ready before they take it there for sale. I was amazed at how much small stuff was not taken care of which made the rigs look much worse than they probably were. Things like torn blinds, missing trim, broken hinges on cabinets, TVs removed and wires just laying (or is it lying, I never can get that one right) around.
PPL is probably a good place to shop if you are looking for a 10+ year old rig. If your tastes run 3 to 5 years old, unless you see something that actually grabs you on their website, don't waste your time and money going there on the hope something good will be there.

I've shopped PPL but have not bought from them. You negotiate with PPL as the broker, they work with owner. Prices are negotiable. When I talked with them, there is the asking price (listed) and owner has given them the lowest OBO price so negotiation can go quicker. If you ask lower, they can go back to owner to check.

Pictures can be a bit deceiving. What may look really good may not be in such a good shape, so always good to actually see it in person, which would be a rather long trip from DC. In the end, you may find something just as good but much closer.

I agree, their ratings of conditions are generally higher than I would rate them. But, then again, I am very picky.

Conditions vary all over the place as you would expect for consignment units.

Same for negotiability-- PPL contacts the seller-- you work through PPL.

The good news is that they have a huge supply all in one location and without high pressure salesmen hounding you. You can look at RV's for hours without being hassled.

DanLee wrote:
...Can you trust their rating grades?...

IMO, no (unless maybe it's their top rating.)

I would not waste a good amount of time and money to get there based on their ratings. I would spend that effort locally unless you're looking for something very specific which PPL has advertised.

Now if it's a short drive for you, then no problems spending a day checking out the rig and walking around their facility. Who knows you might see something even better.