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dadmomh
Mar 23, 2015Explorer
We sold our '07 ROO in '13 on CL. Now we're parting with our '13 Rockwood through CL. The first time we got a lot of serious idiots, this time the same thing. But.....you'll be able to spot a seriously interested buyer pretty quickly. When they haven't laid eyes on it and want to know what's your lowest price, forget them! We always, always use the CL email account until we're pretty confident that this person is truly interested and then we may give our email address - usually the one I have in my sewing room - or DH cell phone. We never use last names or exact locations until we're really confident. Many will ask you to contact them through their home email or cell phone....tough luck. We came out about even on our ROO, but just having Rocky for a shorter time, we fully expect to have to eat a couple thousand dollars - hope no more. Just circumstances have changed and Rocky needs a new home. The advantage of CL is that it's free. The disadvantage is that there are a ton of loonies that lurk and make a pest of them selves. Camping World has started communicating on each new post or when you renew. They let you know that they have a buyer just dying to have your trailer or they might even buy it. Don't even bother unless you want to lose about $5000. Consignment is going to cost you. You might try an ad in a local paper. We have had 3 serious buyers look at Rocky - unfortunately didn't work out. One decided they may be just too old to get involved in RVing again, one is looking for a lot and their timetable is way too far out for us and the other one went to a dealer and spent $10,000 more than we were asking. Well, rats! But we have someone coming this week who's kept in close contact and we feel that it may work out. We've gotten our pay-off from our lender and decided how much we're willing to lose. Fingers crossed. But having a trailer for such a short time usually means you'll lose some $$$. Good luck.
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