Multiple Buyers. Who gets the RV?

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After all the arguing here, BOTH potential buyers said “ thanks, but no thanks” ….. GO FIGURE ! ! !

Walaby wrote:

valhalla360 wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

AllegroD wrote:
First with green wins, every time. Get the second folks cell and call them if it sells. They can turn around.

This is a Jack AZZ move. If YOU say to someone that you will wait for them after you speak to them and there is an agreed upon time to meet and you sell it out from under them that is Chicken ShnitZ.

But that's not what the OP suggested.

Actually it is

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We have another buyer who contacted us over a week ago when we were out of town. We told him when we get back we'll contact him and he plans on coming tomorrow. He lives about 4 hours away.

So, yes, he made contact and the individual said he would come tomorrow. I think it's safe to assume this was agreed to by the OP.

Mike

Reading comprehension: Since the OP was to contact him prior to him leaving...if he gets on the road without the contact, that's on the potential buyer. As long as the OP calls and lets him know it's sold (I realize there was an update), no harm, no foul.

Walaby wrote:

valhalla360 wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

AllegroD wrote:
First with green wins, every time. Get the second folks cell and call them if it sells. They can turn around.

This is a Jack AZZ move. If YOU say to someone that you will wait for them after you speak to them and there is an agreed upon time to meet and you sell it out from under them that is Chicken ShnitZ.

But that's not what the OP suggested.

Actually it is

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We have another buyer who contacted us over a week ago when we were out of town. We told him when we get back we'll contact him and he plans on coming tomorrow. He lives about 4 hours away.

So, yes, he made contact and the individual said he would come tomorrow. I think it's safe to assume this was agreed to by the OP.

Mike

Where is the promise?

patbrown24 wrote:
Thanks everyone for all the advice. It was very helpful.

So the RV is not sold at this point. The buyer from an hour away came to see it and drove it Friday evening. Indicated he had to get with his wife. We've never heard back from him.

The potential buyer from 4 hrs away showed with his wife Saturday afternoon. The wife wanted one with a door in the middle. They currently have a 5th wheel. Our rig is an Allegro Bus diesel pusher. Don't recall ever seeing a DP with a door in the middle. Maybe they need to look at a gas powered rig .........Anyway, they decided not to purchase.

Both buyers were just blowing smoke. The couple coming from 4 hours away probably looked at three other rigs on the way to your place. The placement of the door was not the true objection, there was something else. The guy without his wife was just a time waster.

Unless the seller makes a promise, there is no reason for the buyers to be upset if the rig sold before their arrival. If they are, then the seller has the right to be upset if they don't buy after he held off other potential buyers for those four hours. Private party sellers are not running a business and probably have many other things to do than wait around for no shows and tire kickers.

Of course, it's all easy to say without being in the OP's shoes. It would be interesting to know what any one of us would have done if in his situation.

valhalla360 wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

AllegroD wrote:
First with green wins, every time. Get the second folks cell and call them if it sells. They can turn around.

This is a Jack AZZ move. If YOU say to someone that you will wait for them after you speak to them and there is an agreed upon time to meet and you sell it out from under them that is Chicken ShnitZ.

But that's not what the OP suggested.

Actually it is

Copied from original post

We have another buyer who contacted us over a week ago when we were out of town. We told him when we get back we'll contact him and he plans on coming tomorrow. He lives about 4 hours away.

So, yes, he made contact and the individual said he would come tomorrow. I think it's safe to assume this was agreed to by the OP.

Mike

Cummins12V98 wrote:

AllegroD wrote:
First with green wins, every time. Get the second folks cell and call them if it sells. They can turn around.

This is a Jack AZZ move. If YOU say to someone that you will wait for them after you speak to them and there is an agreed upon time to meet and you sell it out from under them that is Chicken ShnitZ.

But that's not what the OP suggested.

monkey44 wrote:
After vehicles age into worthless, the value zeros out and begins escalating because it now becomes a 'classic' ... :)

Kinda like a 'granny-dress', at one time a dollar at the thrift store, now $500 at the luxury clothing stores

For every "classic", there's thousands of a 40yr old pieces of scrap metal.

Example: Knew a guy who loved Jaguars...he could buy old ones dirt cheap because the cost of keeping them running was more than they were worth. He had 5-6 in the back yard and basically used them as his personal junk yard for spare parts.

So if there is one lesson from this thread...don't tell someone on the phone you will hold an item for them. Make it clear, first person with an acceptable cash offer gets it.

AllegroD wrote:
First with green wins, every time. Get the second folks cell and call them if it sells. They can turn around.

This is a Jack AZZ move. If YOU say to someone that you will wait for them after you speak to them and there is an agreed upon time to meet and you sell it out from under them that is Chicken ShnitZ.

First with green wins, every time. Get the second folks cell and call them if it sells. They can turn around.

BarneyS wrote:
My opinion is that if someone is going to look at an expensive item like a large motorhome, and is a serious buyer and not just a tire kicker, he would bring his wife with him and not have to go home to get her. Of course there could be a million reasons why he didn't have her but I think most fit the first category.
Barney

That post made me smile. Reminds me so much of boat buying. She gives her blessing to buy a boat that they can overnight on. I am talking 30' plus boats, not trailer boats. What does the dopey male do? He goes out & buys what he likes. He buys aa boat that is mostly about fishing & fast & happens to have an awkward V berth in the bow. It might also have a head & a sorry excuse for a galley.

A boat not very useful for weekending at all. By the second season you just know how little that boat gets used. She will find all kinds of excuses not to go out on it.

Now if the dopey male was a little smarter he would take her boat shopping & get something that has what is important to her such as a proper head with a shower, a useable galley, plenty of cabin storage, large water capacity & a decent centerline bed.

Same rules apply with an RV.Start with what is important to her.