My 2017 quest for the perfect TT!

rjxj wrote:

jungleexplorer wrote:
So here is a question. I had five people come look at it yesterday. Wasted my whole day showing it and none of them had the money to buy it in hand when they came. Is it unreasonable to require people to have cash in their hand before the can come look at the TT? What you think about me adding this statement to my ads?


"Asking $6,000 but willing to negotiate. Cash Only. Must have Cash in hand to come see it."

You wont have anyone looking at it if you do that. Again, I'm not being mean but you are making this too complicated. It's none of your business if they have the cash in their pocket or if they have to get a loan. If they did want to buy it and said it will take a week to get the money you can either say give me a deposit or wait for the next guy. If you cant live with the time frame dont accept it. If they back out just give the deposit back and move on.

One of the first people to look at my sons TT was a couple young oil field guys who wanted to live in it. They gave him $200 deposit and said he'd be back in a week. A few days later they called and said they couldn't come up with that much money. My son said fine come and get your deposit. Stuff happens in peoples lives so he wasn't going to demand he keep their deposit. Treat people the way you want to be treated.

Put the pics in the ad, say a little about it, mention that it's a lightweight and that they will notice that the floor is soft because of the construction design. Put the price and OBO. When they get there tell them a little about it and let them look at it without bird dogging them. Tell them you will be in the garage or something and yell if they have any questions. Most of the times that I have looked at something and the person was up my rear they WERE hiding stuff.

If you dont find a buyer who is willing to research soft laminate floor issues and accept it you may end up selling it to a buyer who thinks it's messed up and he can live with it or fix it and it will be at HIS price. If you cant live with that just forget about selling it and go buy another. I have seen stuff lay around for so long it rots into the ground because the guy is damned if he'll take a cent less than X. Who did he screw? HIMSELF. A is A and B is B. It is what it is!! Sorry but it's just not complicated. You are selling it for FREE not hundreds of dollars in advertising either. AND it has no slide.

My prediction: it will sell for $4000 to $4,500

I hear what you are saying, and I agree that I will reduce people that come and look at it, but that is the point. Time is money, and I have better things to do then to waste days upon days showing it to people who have no ability to buy it. They are wasting my time. I am not being mean here either. I only expect to be treated with the same respect I have treated others all my life. I have never once in my entire life ever went to look at a car or anything to buy from a private seller, not having the money I was willing to pay for it in my pocket. Why? Because I consider it rude and disrespectful to waste other people's time. I do it that way because, I treat people the way I want to be treated. The Golden Rule.

Four of the five people that came out yesterday had never owned an RV before and were just looking because my TT is so much lower priced then other RVs in my area because of what I call the "Oil Field Inflation". They were just shoppers, not buyers, (The fifth guy, I believe was a dealer, from his arrogant belligerent attitude). Now there is nothing wrong with shopping, but there are places to shop for RVs. They are call Dealerships that have salesmen that are paid to spend their day showing TT to shoppers. I believe it is wrong to treat Private Sellers like they are dealerships. I don't do it and I don't expect it to be done to me.

I know you think I am making it too complicated, and maybe I am. I am a complex person. But if I did not make it complicated, then this fun conversation that were are having would end and we would have nothing left to talk about. ;)