Put the motorhome on consignment
Today we put our motorhome on consignment at PPL in New Braunfels. I need some body work done on myself so its into an apartment for a short while then will try on the road again with a smaller RV. ...
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I had a different experience than the rest of the posters when I consigned my rig at PPL in Houston. I was selling an expensive pusher and never had even a nibble in 9 months, even though I listed it at their suggested price and consistently lowered the price. The rig was a very desirable model, A bath and a half Holiday Rambler Imperial that was 6 years old with less than 50,000 miles and no damage. I live a long way from Houston, so I was unable to periodically check on the condition of the rig. When I went to pick it up, it would not start. Now that is not PPL's fault, but they never notified me there was a problem, so any potential buyer would have been looking at an inoperable rig. They claim in their listing agreements that they will start the rigs regularly, keep the batteries charged, keep the rigs in sellable condition and report problems promptly. Did not happen
Also, the rig was parked in the middle of a giant mud puddle, and since it wouldn't run, it had to have been parked there all along. That mud puddle was not the result of rain, instead it was a low spot in the parking lot where water accumulated every time they washed rigs, so it was constantly there. That meant either buyers needed to wade through a swamp to view my rig (tracking in water and dirt in the process) or they just pass it by .
Since it took a couple of days to repair my rig (needed a new diesel control module, part needed to be ordered) I had the chance to spend a lot of time looking around. I found numerous rigs parked so close together you could not open the doors to get in them. Yes, you were never "bothered" by salespeople, but you never had anyone around to answer any questions or help you get inside the rigs that had the doors blocked. Those rigs would also be unsellable, since you couldn't look at them.
After being there for a few days, and killing way too much time, I came to the conclusion they are best for consigning older, cheaper rigs. The sales boards of sold rig photos were full of 1990s era rigs and cheaper trailers. The expensive rigs appeared to languish. The rig will have to literally sell itself, because no salesperson will ever demo the features or explain the options and upgrades. Might be a great place to buy or sell an older rig where a low price is virtually the only hook, but I would never, ever place an expensive rig there again.
Also, the rig was parked in the middle of a giant mud puddle, and since it wouldn't run, it had to have been parked there all along. That mud puddle was not the result of rain, instead it was a low spot in the parking lot where water accumulated every time they washed rigs, so it was constantly there. That meant either buyers needed to wade through a swamp to view my rig (tracking in water and dirt in the process) or they just pass it by .
Since it took a couple of days to repair my rig (needed a new diesel control module, part needed to be ordered) I had the chance to spend a lot of time looking around. I found numerous rigs parked so close together you could not open the doors to get in them. Yes, you were never "bothered" by salespeople, but you never had anyone around to answer any questions or help you get inside the rigs that had the doors blocked. Those rigs would also be unsellable, since you couldn't look at them.
After being there for a few days, and killing way too much time, I came to the conclusion they are best for consigning older, cheaper rigs. The sales boards of sold rig photos were full of 1990s era rigs and cheaper trailers. The expensive rigs appeared to languish. The rig will have to literally sell itself, because no salesperson will ever demo the features or explain the options and upgrades. Might be a great place to buy or sell an older rig where a low price is virtually the only hook, but I would never, ever place an expensive rig there again.
