I personally prefer 1 or 2 year old GENTLY used trailers from private sellers. It takes some homework to be certain you know what you will and won't accept, have to be ready to jump on a deal when you find it.The best deals are made with cash in hand and a hitch on your truck to take it away.
Have patience and be prepared for a lot of shopping and a lot of tire kicking. I have found a fair number of people buy RV's that don't suit them, or aren't really ready for RV'ing.
We saved about $3,500 on a year old Pop Up that we used for 7 years and got a decent amount of our investment back when we sold it. Saved an estimated $5,000 to $5,500 on our present trailer that had one trip from LA to Seattle and back by, seriously, a little old lady.
