Sad day, we have to sell! Advice

[PFM]

Due to an unfortunate turn of events with my DW health we have to put up the truck and camper. The entire family is sad about this decision, but sometimes "reality" smacks you right in the face! Should we attempt to sell as a package or individually? What about consignment at a dealer? How do you know what a fair asking price is? Everyone's comments appreciated! Thank you

[boiseidaho]

Sorry to hear about your wife. I'm in the same boat. Have priced mine out both
ways, single and together. My heart is not in selling,but very expense yard
ornaments if not being used.

[drfife]

We sold our last trailer on consignment at a dealer.

I did not wish to deal with Craigslist and meeting people to show the traailer.

The dealership sold my trailer in 1 week for more than I was planning to ask.

[Bumpyroad]

MrRetired821 wrote:
Sorry to hear about your situation.
We just sold our 5th wheel that was 13 years old by putting it on Craigslist. Sold in 10 days. However I think we sold it a little too cheap because it was in excellent shape. I determined my asking price by checking similar size 5th wheels about the same age for sale around my area.
Good luck.

you cannot base your price on asking prices in newspaper/craig's list ads. they do not represent prices actually obtained.
bumpy

[MrRetired821]

Sorry to hear about your situation.
We just sold our 5th wheel that was 13 years old by putting it on Craigslist. Sold in 10 days. However I think we sold it a little too cheap because it was in excellent shape. I determined my asking price by checking similar size 5th wheels about the same age for sale around my area.
Good luck.

[filrupmark]

Hope you had many wonderful trips and carry great memories from your trips.

[Nutinelse2do]

Last year we listed our 5th wheel first, on Craigslist. We waited the whole 3 weeks until it sold, and then listed the truck. The idea we had behind keeping the truck was, if someone needed the 5r delivered, we could do it.
I am not sure how many people are interested in purchasing a combo. You could try posting it on escapees I suppose.
If you have a dealership by you, wouldn't hurt to ask how much they will give you for them individually.
Some consignment places are ok, since a lot of people need to finance. Call and ask what they charge.
As someone stated, look on RVT and RV Trader and see what private parties are asking near your area for similar set ups. Dont go by dealer price.
We have sold many, many large ticket items on Craigs List, and have yet to have any problems. Scams are very obvious.
Sorry to hear of your misfortune. Best of luck to both of you, and I hope your wife gets better.

[rtazz17]

I would sell separately.
Ive sold many campers and cars on craigs list without any problems what so ever.
Yes there are scammers on there but its very easy to recognize when you receive the email.
Very simple,sell for cash only.Do not agree to ship via a shipping company and anything to do with western union is a red flag.Cash only,cash,cash,cash.May take some time but it only takes one person to buy so have patience.Dont be alone when anyone comes to look.Most people are honest.Clean it to look spotless.If you find somewhere to do consignment you are going to take a huge hit over selling outright.Up to you how fast you need to sell.Either way you are going to take a hefty hit.Camper resale is worse then cars.Good luck!

[Yukoners]

We had no luck trying to sell our 2500 HD and Triple E fiver as a unit not one person showed interest. Finally got lucky with a response on the truck (I had it in local papers and local radio station) and got a good price for it.
The trailer finally sold for about what the NADA had it listed in their "high" column.
I did spend a week on it stem to stern...shampooed carpets twice full wax job etc. it looked fantastic.
One thing that we are lucky to have here is a local RV service place who let you park it on consignment and they keep the keys and show when needed and they do it for a very reasonable price. Lots more interest there and you don't have to put up with the "lookie lous" 🙂
Sorry about your problems hope you can get back into it in future.
Good luck!

[jesseannie]

Compare your rig with others on as many venues as possible. Decide what you will accept for the 5th and the truck. Add a few bucks for negotiating if you have time to mess with it.
Put it on Craigslist in your location and any major area with in a couple hundred miles.
Don't get scammed.
I sold a car once and the guy seemed so flakey that I was sure he was NOT legit. I told him to meet me at his bank so we could consummate the deal, He did and I got full price. Sometimes you never know.
Good luck on the sale and the DW health issues.
jesseannie

[dezl_dr]

If you are on facebook, list it there first and have your friends share your post. Then, again on facebook, look for "ohio campers" for sale and add them as firends and list on there too. We sold our 5th wheel from my facebook post - only took about 3 weeks to sell it and it didn't cost me anything to post.

We listed our 5th wheel on craigslist and got several scammers trying to purchase it - they wanted to deposit the money into my paypal account and send extra so I'd give to the pick-up guy.....I don't think so - cash in hand or no sale!!!


Also, I would list the camper and truck seperate but if someone wanted both you could always make them a sweet deal.
Good luck....

[ol_Bombero-JC]

"Hanging up the keys" - will happen to everyone eventually - so
hang in there with getting it done.

CraigsList will bring quick results.

It's the right time of year!

RV Trader is good - but majority of shoppers use CL. (advertise in both.)
Also, Escapees have a "for sale" forum.

Suggest advertising both as a package AND a price for the trailer - by itself.
Don't hesitate to state: "Illness forces sale".

Truck should also be easy to sell *after* the trailer is sold.

IMO - hold off on consignment to see how you do with the above.....
unless dealing with the sale is not convenient for your situation.

Hope all goes well.

~

[Bumpyroad]

I sold my Bounder on consignment. all went well but I used an honest dealer.
bumpy

[C_Schomer]

I've always had good luck selling privately. Craigslist is awesome... Advertise in all the cities you want. Newspaper ads are fast becoming obsolete. Advertise a fair price and don't be too quick to drop it if nobody call right away. It can take a couple of weeks before the first call but don't sweat it. If you answer texts, just tell them to call... 99% of texts are scams. Demand calls in person only, otherwise the texts will drive you nuts. Sorry for your situation. I hope we both retire healthy enough to travel. Craig

[midnightsadie]

remember theres a lot of scams out there, cash IN HAND ,no mail order deals.