RV show Travel Trailer pricing

BeerBrewer wrote:
We attended our first two RV shows in Hersey PA and another near Baltimore over last week. As we expected the pricing at the two shows seemed rather similar. We heard from almost every salesmen at both show say that "these prices are rock bottom". As a general rule is that true?

Generally, no. They like to take advantage of those people that are prone to instant gratification and make them think they are getting a great deal.

I went to Hershey, Timonium (the one near Baltimore) and Dulles for about 3 years before we bought our current camper. Took a while to determine that this is the one we wanted. I talked to every dealer that sold Jayco's and got a wide range of prices for the exact camper I wanted. They all promised me that this was the absolute BEST price they could do.

Nonsense, I determined that the BEST price was from RVone.com. I went to one other local dealer that wasn't at any of the shows and got a quote from them. They came within $600 of RVone, which was thousands less than the "best" prices I had heard at any RV show. I signed a contract, then they took an additional $200 off when they realized that I could have gotten it cheaper elsewhere... AFTER I signed and agreed to the higher price.

No, 95% of the time those sale prices are about what they normally run. Usually the lowest price deals are for the demo models that they don't want to haul back after the show... but you are getting a trailer that has been trampled through, had ice cream spilled behind the couch, cabinet doors pulled lose, etc. I'd rather pay a little more and get a NEW camper. They use excitement and instant gratification to sell more.