We are going to trade in our 26BH for a new 2018 Jayco 28BHBE. I have never dealt with a TT trade so it surprised me when the dealer told me I didn't need to bring the old unit in for inspection. The salesman had us fill out a form to describe the general condition of the TT then they gave us a value based on my description. Of course the offer was a bit low but we accepted it. We had it listed for over a month locally and had very few people interested so we opted to trade it in.Anyway, the salesman (same guy we bought the 26BH from almost 6 years ago) told me I should take out any accessories I have added to the old TT before I bring it in that I wanted to keep. Do you do that or just assume those items should stay with the camper? I'd love to pull the hard-wired Progressive EMS out of my TT but it's difficult to get to. The new owner will be in for a surprise when they find the EMS display under the kitchen cabinet.

I have been told the same when trading. I took what I thought I could use and left the rest. You are only doing the clean up they have to do if they want to sell it. Most of the time the dealers just send it to auction. We have one of the biggest auction lots in the south just a few miles from us and I have passed by a few times; the lot is huge and has just about anything you can imagine sitting there(very new to very old). I have thought about getting a dealers license just so I could browse the lot.:B

“told me I should take out any accessories I have added to the old TT before I bring it in“I agree. Take anything you’ve added and want.

Take everything and leave nothing but the trailer. Anything left will be thrown away by the dealer.

you will just have to buy what ever you leave in the old Tt for the new TT so take it all

old guy wrote:you will just have to buy what ever you leave in the old Tt for the new TT so take it allI agree. If you were selling the unit privately, the new owner may appreciate the items you left in the TT.A dealer doesn't want your accessories or add-on equipment.Remove it then use, sell or give it away.

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Iraqvet05
Explorer
Nov 19, 2018
When you bring in the trade they're going to look it over. If they find a surprise such as delam or some other large issue you can bet dollars to donuts they'll be wanting to adjust the trade in value.

Funny thing is they put the trade-in price in the sales sheet when we signed the agreement to purchase the new camper the other day. I guess I have contractually agreed on the sales price of the new camper and they contractually agreed on the trade-in price without even seeing the trailer.

In retrospect, I wished we would have put this up for sale long before winter hit here in the Midwest. I had the TT listed for over a month on Facebook marketplace and Craigslist with very little interest. I had forgotten about my Craigslist ad until someone contacted me on it a few days after I had agreed to trade it in. I've learned from this experience but I'm going to pay for it.
Veebyes
Explorer II
Nov 19, 2018
SoundGuy wrote:
2edgesword wrote:
The dealer also doesn’t want to assume the liability for accessories you have installed not knowing if they were installed correctly.

A dealer also doesn't want the grief (and waste of time) dealing with someone who has purchased a used trailer, has no warranty, yet still insists on returning to the dealership for "help" when something the previous owner left behind doesn't work as the new owner thinks it should, an inverter, television antenna booster, battery, weight distribution system being examples.

That is why the phrase "as is" goes on the bill of sale. It is up to the buyer to do a proper survey before & on condition of sale.

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