Suggested websites to sell a motor home
We have our motor home for sale on rvtrader.com , rvt.com and motorhomesforsalebyowners.com. Any other suggestions?
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We recently went down this road selling our 2007 Endeavor. We posted it on over a dozen Craigslist sites for two months. Our price was about midway between trade and retail. We did not get ONE legitimate sales lead. Nothing but scammers. I did have some fun with a couple of them before telling them to get lost.
The MH home was also listed on eBay for two months. I've been buying and selling on eBay since 1998, so I knew what I was doing. Not one reasonable offer. The best one was $6K below what the dealer offered us in trade. Most were around $15K below trade.
We also listed the MH on rvtrader.com. Biggest issue we had with rvt was the number of dealers including CW bothering us wanting to make us a cash offer. Had a number of legitimate leads. One sale fell through 48 hours before closing. The folks who eventually bought the MH were 3 1/2 hours from us. We spent 5 1/2 hours with them going over everything and checking out all the systems. They wrote us a 10% down check on the spot. They financed the balance through Essex Credit which was easy. Only complaint I had about Essex is that they do not do wire transfers to individuals only to dealers. But they provide contact information for funds verification.
Here are my suggestions on selling an RV. Set up a throwaway email for negotiations after you've screened perspective buyers. When things begin to get serious exchange some piece of information that allows both parties to verify identity.
As a seller you should be totally transparent in disclosing information about your RV. I had a list of everything that had broken, modifications, all maintenance records and things that needed attention soon and in the near future. Take lots of pictures inside and out. I even had 30 something pictures of outside blemishes to show condition.
The other thing that I did was provide the buyer a nine page listing for the care and use of the MH in alphabetical order. I even included all the quarks and strange noises like the one the dash air makes when switching it off.
If at all possible have the original window sticker or make a complete list of features so that a buyer can make realistic estimates of the value of the RV.
Price fairly, disclose everything and be patient.
The MH home was also listed on eBay for two months. I've been buying and selling on eBay since 1998, so I knew what I was doing. Not one reasonable offer. The best one was $6K below what the dealer offered us in trade. Most were around $15K below trade.
We also listed the MH on rvtrader.com. Biggest issue we had with rvt was the number of dealers including CW bothering us wanting to make us a cash offer. Had a number of legitimate leads. One sale fell through 48 hours before closing. The folks who eventually bought the MH were 3 1/2 hours from us. We spent 5 1/2 hours with them going over everything and checking out all the systems. They wrote us a 10% down check on the spot. They financed the balance through Essex Credit which was easy. Only complaint I had about Essex is that they do not do wire transfers to individuals only to dealers. But they provide contact information for funds verification.
Here are my suggestions on selling an RV. Set up a throwaway email for negotiations after you've screened perspective buyers. When things begin to get serious exchange some piece of information that allows both parties to verify identity.
As a seller you should be totally transparent in disclosing information about your RV. I had a list of everything that had broken, modifications, all maintenance records and things that needed attention soon and in the near future. Take lots of pictures inside and out. I even had 30 something pictures of outside blemishes to show condition.
The other thing that I did was provide the buyer a nine page listing for the care and use of the MH in alphabetical order. I even included all the quarks and strange noises like the one the dash air makes when switching it off.
If at all possible have the original window sticker or make a complete list of features so that a buyer can make realistic estimates of the value of the RV.
Price fairly, disclose everything and be patient.
