My 2017 quest for the perfect TT!

jungleexplorer wrote:

toedtoes wrote:
The new photos look more realistic regarding lighting. That should help reduce the number of "it doesn't look as nice as the photos" comments, yet won't hurt attracting people.

As for cash in hand, either you play the game (meaning show it to people who aren't interested) or you trade it in. That's the choice.

As to stating "must have cash in hand to see it", are you going to insist on seeing the cash when they arrive? Are you going count their cash to make sure they can afford the price? Seems to me you're making a requirement that is unenforceable - so why bother...

When I bought my first TT, I went without cash in hand. I didn't know if I was going to want it - why would I pull out that kind of money and carry it around? When I decided to buy it, the seller and I agreed on a pick up/money date (about 3 days later). I brought the cash then and left with the TT. During the 3 days, he left it on the market in case I flaked. It worked fine.

As for folks coming to see your TT "just looking" - I think you're assuming a hidden purpose that isn't there. They are not there to waste your time. They are there to look at your trailer that you are trying to sell. You can't expect the first person who comes to see it to be the person who ends up buying it. If that happens great, but it doesn't happen a lot.

Again, if you don't have time to show your trailer to prospective buyers, then trade it in and be done with it.

I don't disagree with you here. But we live in a world of dishonest irresponsible people and criminals. You cannot except personal checks or money orders today. Cash or a Cashiers check is about the only forms of payment that are reliable.

The cash in hand statement is simply an idea to generate the mentality that they must have the ability to pay for it when they come out here. I may not have sold an RV before or a car since the 1990s, but I am not foreign to sales. Your chances of selling something go down by 75% once that person walks out the door no matter what you are selling. If the person does not have the ability to close the dear when they get there, then there is no way to get any kind of commitment from them and you are fighting against human nature to change their mind. "Out of Sight, Out of Mind".

I bought a 2011 Sliverado 2500HD (to pull my new TT when I get it). I spent 6 weeks doing research and looking of the deal I wanted. I made one call to one person in 6 weeks, made the deal over the phone, went to the bank, cut the cashiers check for the full amount, drove the 400 miles to where the truck was, drove it and paid the man. That is how I deal with people. Is it too much to ask to be treated the same way? Maybe. Maybe I live to much higher standards then the world around me. All all I know is that, if you were selling to me, you would treated like I care about you and your time.

That sounds like you're pulling an attitude to me. YOU have higher standards than the rest of us. If that's the way you come across to the potential buyers than that is likely what is sending them away.

Why would anyone agree to a price before seeing or operating the vehicle/RV? That is not high standards. That is not respect. That is a seller's market - and you obviously don't have that.

You are not a salesman. You are a private seller. One of the reasons (possibly one of the main reasons) why people buy from private sellers is because they are not given the high pressure sales tactics. You are acting like a salesman and trying to sell to people who don't want to deal with a salesman. See a problem here?