Sell trailer to dealer or what?
Has anyone ever just sold their trailer outright to a dealer and not bought another? If you did what would you say was the percentage of the value that they gave you.
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Dealer has no "motivation" to buy a used trailer.
With trades, they simply knock some money off the LIST price of the new trailer when trading in.
They STILL are able to make a good profit from this transaction but then they also have the trailer that was traded in to sell.
In this case the trade in helps to boost their potential profit from the original sale since they acquired the trade in for ZERO dollars to maybe several thousand (remember the trade in price was used to knock off from the MRSP which no one ever pays)..
You most likely will not find a dealer which will out rightly buy a used trailer BUT you might find some which are willing to take your trailer on CONSIGNMENT.
Consignment is basically you own the trailer while it sits on the dealer lot, you and dealer work out a reasonable selling price and the dealer acts on your behalf to sell your trailer.
Dealer gets a cut of the sale for their part in the transaction..
Unless you REALLY need to get from under a loan or can not wait to unload the trailer you are much better off selling it yourself. Really easy to do other than dealing with a few idiots and having to negotiate the deal.
Craigslist is a great way to start, free advertisement with pictures. Just do not include over the top amount of info, keep text simple and too the point. Give basics like make, model, year, length and point out a FEW of the good points.
Going overboard with the info makes folks get too much info and if it isn't what they are wanting they will not bother contacting you..
The contact is where you act as sales person and sell it up..
With trades, they simply knock some money off the LIST price of the new trailer when trading in.
They STILL are able to make a good profit from this transaction but then they also have the trailer that was traded in to sell.
In this case the trade in helps to boost their potential profit from the original sale since they acquired the trade in for ZERO dollars to maybe several thousand (remember the trade in price was used to knock off from the MRSP which no one ever pays)..
You most likely will not find a dealer which will out rightly buy a used trailer BUT you might find some which are willing to take your trailer on CONSIGNMENT.
Consignment is basically you own the trailer while it sits on the dealer lot, you and dealer work out a reasonable selling price and the dealer acts on your behalf to sell your trailer.
Dealer gets a cut of the sale for their part in the transaction..
Unless you REALLY need to get from under a loan or can not wait to unload the trailer you are much better off selling it yourself. Really easy to do other than dealing with a few idiots and having to negotiate the deal.
Craigslist is a great way to start, free advertisement with pictures. Just do not include over the top amount of info, keep text simple and too the point. Give basics like make, model, year, length and point out a FEW of the good points.
Going overboard with the info makes folks get too much info and if it isn't what they are wanting they will not bother contacting you..
The contact is where you act as sales person and sell it up..
