Selling Trailer
Wife and I own TT. We are thinking about selling it and would be interested in your thoughts about selling it to a dealer vs selling on our own. Not set yet, but my take a year or two off and then...
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dadmomh wrote:
Completely agree with wmoses re craigslist. We sold our HTT and while it worked out perfectly for us and the new owners, there was a LOT of cr** to deal with. You get weird responses, people will say they need your home email because...... DON'T, we had one crackpot - probably literally - who lived in Fresno, CA and wanted to know if we would trade our '07 ROO for a '67 "mostly restored" VW.....NO! You will likely get more weird stuff than serious buyers and you absolutely have to be diligent about your personal information regardless of what story they come up with. The young couple that bought ours sent several emails through craigslist until we felt totally comfortable sending some additional pix to their home address. Of course, that meant they had our address, but we used the email on my laptop that had no clue of who or exactly where. They asked us for $500 off our asking price, we met at their bank, we had already talked to their bank manager and knew things were good, closed the deal and THEN they actually stepped inside. They were thrilled! We were delighted that a young family that would take excellent care of it and love it like we did. Just know that there are a lot of weirdos out there and people not in touch with the real world, so caution is the word.
You can sell on consignment at various places, but there is a commission. OTOH, if the buyer wants to finance or other special issues, the dealer can handle it. Takes time. Less cr**.
Before you let the first person see it, remove all personal items, pictures, anything that will NOT go with the trailer. Detail it to as new condition as you can. Give it a good bath and wax. DO NOT put any perfumed air freshners or such as it can give the idea that you're trying to cover up a mildew smell. Vacuum the upholstery, Pledge the cabinets, wipe down any walls that have a smudge and fix any little 15 minute jobs you've put off. The picture that sold our ROO was of the interior of the refrig. Their thinking was that if the frig is spotless the rest of the trailer is likely the same.
Good luck and happy camping again in a couple of years.
If it was a 1967 VW bus, you made the wrong call.
