Pricing on used rv...bargaining etc

dcason wrote:
Okay going to be upsizing to a small class A and bought last one (class C from private individual). If their dealer sticker "sale: price is $94,999....what should I offer? The young newbie sales person let fly that he gets 20%...what can I expect to get this for? Any rough ideas of what they could have gotten this for...don't know if it was trade in but I do know they are always looking for more rv's because they sell a lot. Its a 2018 winnebago sunstar 27pe or vista same size.

I'll preface with, I've bought about 95% of the vehicles and toys I've ever owned, used. And 95% of those were private party. In fact, I'm far more comfortable buying private party because first, there's actually a chance the seller is honest and second, whether they are or not, you can also judge the seller and not just the vehicle.

Regardless, the RV you're looking at is fairly new and certainly not rare. Just spend a little time finding the asking price of as many of the same or similar RVs as you can. Super simple online...
That will give you an idea of your dealer's asking price vs the market. Then start breaking it down from there.
But in the end, it's a balance between the market and what you're willing to pay.
Who knows what the market will be like this year. I feel like it's not going to be near as ridiculous as last year, although the "buying season" hasn't really begun yet.
Likely, a majority of the new "covid campers" have already blown their wad, combined with most sane/intelligent people now realizing that covid is just the next flu and not impending zombie-land. I certainly wouldn't overpay to "beat the rush."