We are in the midst of finding a new home for our TT and have it listed on Craigslist. We've been contacted by Camping World in Chattanooga offering to consign or possibly buy outright. It's still very early in this process and not considering it right now. I asked the person for details on their fees. He tells me there is no fee, no commission, no charge to us at all. I'm finding it hard to believe they're offering to do this out of the goodness of their heart. I also asked for a guesstimate on what we would net if they sold it and the figure he gave was about $2500 - $3000 below what we think is reasonable. Obviously, we don't expect to sell it for what we'd really like, but we're pretty far off in numbers. Specifically, has anyone sold (or bought) at the Chattanooga location? I asked what the benefit would be using his Chatt location vs the Nashville and he replied that Chatt sells more than twice the number of units as any other CW. True??? Any negotiating on something like this?? While we're not crazy about this blind contact to sell it for us, if they do have a good track record and we can narrow the $ gap a bit, we may consider it down the road.

"He tells me there is no fee, no commission, no charge to us at all."Sure. They'll sell your RV free of charge since you folks look like you're nice people. :RGenerally speaking, when you consign your RV, you will pay a fee to the seller, usually 10-15% of the selling price, or you will agree to take an X amount and the dealer will keep the excess. Don't be surprised if the dealer calls you to beat you down on your end so they can make more money on their end if they get an offer. Good luck!

I'm not sure if they all work the same way, but a friend tried to sell her tt through cw in New Jersey. They gave her a value (low) and put it on their lot with a much higher price. Anything higher than what the value they gave her goes to cw.

Pretty much what we were thinking. My cousin and DH sold their TT through PPL in Houston and ultimately ended up with what they felt was a decent $$. He said PPL has a "plan" where they start with a price that is well above reasonable and drop a few times until they get to the right price. He said they told him it would take about 8 weeks, which is just about what theirs ended up. Of course, he had left the WDH and some other things which PPL immediately removed so they could sell the new owner a ton of things. The CW guy said "if it's clean and doesn't need any work, there would be no charges"....and just who determines if it needs any work? We know this spring the wheel bearings need repacking, but DH can do it for next to nothing vs the CW price. And even being under cover 24/7, it'll need a bath. NOT the CW "Spa" treatment. We can visualize dropping it off in Chatt and then a phone call saying it needs this and that and so on. Don't want to play that game.Thanks for the info. We have time, but if push comes to shove this could be a Plan B.

Caution: Some dealers have been known to take a consignment and price excessively high to provide a favourable comparison to the pricing of their owned units on the lot. No cost to the dealership and perhaps an advantage through the unfavourable price comparison!

When consigning your RV you need to slightly change the thought process. The question become: How much am I willing to pay to have you sell my RV? Not a bad question, just a realistic question. We sold a previous MH on consignment. First, how much is it worth to you, then how much can you sell it for yourself...really...I mean really. Now how much will you accept to have someone else go through all the hassle (how much will you give up...pay). In my consignment sale we had to pay up front about $750 to have the MH detailed (they did a great job) and advertised. It still took 6 months to sell the rig. If CW says no fees, they probably mean no fees up front, they just subtract it from the sale, and you probably cannot back out of the agreement without a fee (totally unsure of this, just guessing). But if you don't want to sell it yourself, and if they have an active lot, why not.

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dadmomh
Explorer
Feb 21, 2015
Pretty much what we were thinking. My cousin and DH sold their TT through PPL in Houston and ultimately ended up with what they felt was a decent $$. He said PPL has a "plan" where they start with a price that is well above reasonable and drop a few times until they get to the right price. He said they told him it would take about 8 weeks, which is just about what theirs ended up. Of course, he had left the WDH and some other things which PPL immediately removed so they could sell the new owner a ton of things.

The CW guy said "if it's clean and doesn't need any work, there would be no charges"....and just who determines if it needs any work? We know this spring the wheel bearings need repacking, but DH can do it for next to nothing vs the CW price. And even being under cover 24/7, it'll need a bath. NOT the CW "Spa" treatment. We can visualize dropping it off in Chatt and then a phone call saying it needs this and that and so on. Don't want to play that game.

Thanks for the info. We have time, but if push comes to shove this could be a Plan B.
jfkmk
Explorer
Feb 21, 2015
I'm not sure if they all work the same way, but a friend tried to sell her tt through cw in New Jersey. They gave her a value (low) and put it on their lot with a much higher price. Anything higher than what the value they gave her goes to cw.
Community Alumni
Feb 21, 2015
"He tells me there is no fee, no commission, no charge to us at all."

Sure. They'll sell your RV free of charge since you folks look like you're nice people. :R

Generally speaking, when you consign your RV, you will pay a fee to the seller, usually 10-15% of the selling price, or you will agree to take an X amount and the dealer will keep the excess. Don't be surprised if the dealer calls you to beat you down on your end so they can make more money on their end if they get an offer. Good luck!

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