Negotiating Trade-In
Hi Folks. I’m looking to purchase a new TT and considering trading in my current TT. Camping World offered me $15,500 as an outright purchase price for my trailer, and I’m not buying anything from the...
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dedmiston wrote:InTheRockies wrote:
I guess I know at the least I have the cash offer from CW to fall back on.
I'm probably missing something, but what's the harm in just taking CW's offer and being done with it? Are you looking for more than they're offering?
I've sold plenty of cars, motorcycles, and other stuff, and the private RV sales are a lot harder. Usually with a motorcycle or a car, you pre-screen the texts and phone calls and then show it to two or three people before you're done. With an RV though, it's a lot more work to find just the right buyer. Think of how many RVs you walked through at a lot before you picked one. It's been a while now, but I think it took 2-3 months to sell my last trailer, and I showed it to 2-3 people per week.
Spose I have a different view. But I've only sold 2 campers. Neither was even remotely a hassle.
Guess I wouldn't pass up on a very potential $5-10k greater net sale just for the convenience of trading it in and letting the dealer make money on 2 transactions.
