My 2017 quest for the perfect TT!
Well, another name change. This thread has gone from me look for sales advice to, me looking for a new trailer. So I am changing the name again to better reflect where this thread is currently at.
Forum Discussion
time2roll wrote:
Yes cash in hand is unrealistic in today's world. Most people are scared to carry $100 let alone $6,000 to go look at trailers for a few weeks.
More than likely you will be hauling the trailer down to their bank to to get money and transfer title.
Instead of wasting all day... schedule all showings at the same time during maybe a 1 hour window.
jungleexplorer wrote:
One actually said she needed me to drag the trailer to a town 60 miles away and present the title to her bank before she could apply for a loan to pay for it. These are not serious buyers; they are people toying with the idea of buying a TT and wasting my time. And I consider that to be rude.
No, she wasn't wasting your time. You might have actually sold your trailer had you been willing to work with her.
jungleexplorer wrote:
But what is unreasonable, is to expect a 12 year old brand new trailer, but want to get it for almost free.
To the buyer it is NOT a 12 year old BRAND NEW trailer. It is a 12 year old USED trailer. You can't put your personal opinion about your trailer on the buyer. They have no sentimental attachment to it; they have no "financial attachment" (as in they have to justify what they paid) to it; they have no personal pride (as in "look how well I took care of it") in it. To them, it is no different than any other trailer out there.
You also don't indicate, but are you letting them try out ALL the systems? Do you have water in the tank? Do you have a hose to connect to city water? Do you have propane in the tank? Do you plug in the shore power and cool down the fridge before the viewing? Any one of these things not being done could mean the sale.
