Advice on how to sell my RV quickly

[mags1]

I am in a bind and unfortunately need to sell my RV, I purchased it a couple of years ago from an estate, its in great shape, I love it, but the kids are in college now and tuition is killing me. I've tried selling it on eBay twice, the first time I started the auction at $5000, it was bid up to 18500, the buyer backed out saying they couldn't get financed? took 45 days to get it resolved. The second time it sold for 17800, this time the buyer contacted me briefly then I never heard from her again, another 30 + days or so later, I still need to sell it even more ASAP. How can I find a real buyer? I dont honestly know what its worth, but I'm willing to lower the price if i could just get it sold. can anyone help with this?

[charles]

I think they are not looking for advice but trying to sell it on the forum. Don't understand why this is still active.

[d0n1]

RVtrader.com is good too.

Post pics here and tell more about it. Maybe someone here wants to buy it. Heck if, the price is right, I'll buy it!

[jrobe]

I have sold 3 vehicles (not RV's) this year, two on Ebay and one on Craigslist. They were all fast sales to great buyers from all across the country with absolutely no problems. You just have to do it right.

I first spent considerable time cleaning the vehicles up. Then I took about 50 high quality pictures. I posted the maximum number on the web site and included a link to the rest on a free Photobucket photo hosting web site. Then I made a 10 minute youtube video of each vehicle that included starting up the vehicles so the buyer could see and hear it running and see that the radio, power windows and everything else working well. Then I included an accurate description of all the good qualities and all the defects. Then i priced it fairly and took all the proper precautions to weed out the deadbeats. I spoke personally to most of the bidders. I insisted on a paypal deposit within 24hours and full payment by cash or Cashiers Check within 3 days with clear directions that the check must clear before the vehicle or title were released. On Ebay, you can set up at least some restrictions to limit the bidders to only those with some feedback requirements and an active paypal account. I also blocked a few bidders with less than perfect feedback or that seemed suspicious. All three vehicles were sold at well over Blue Book value.

I am always amazed at how poor online advertisements are for high priced items. Most people are probably just too lazy to do the work to sell their item properly. If you do it properly, demonstrate that you are an honest seller, price the item fairly and take some simple precautions, it isn't hard to sell an expensive item with a national audience. I would hate to go back to the days where we all just puts ads in the local newspaper.

[fla-gypsy]

I have sold a couple of RV's (not mohos) by simply cleaning them up nice, staging the inside well, placing a sign on them, asking a market appropriate price and listing in the local classified ADs. Never took more than a couple of weeks.

[PSW]

I'll second the comment on PPL. We drove our 2007 Roadtrek 210P down to Houston, consigned it to PPL and it was sold in five business days at a fair price. They are consignment only and sell over 200 units a month. They also have a facility in New Braunfels. It was a pleasure dealing with them....courteous and professional all the way. Folks fly in from all over the country to buy stuff from them.

[mockturtle]

Best way to sell fast: Price it low. And I agree that Craigslist is a good place to list and it's FREE!

[mlts22]

If you are in Dallas, I'd also consider looking at PPL. They can not just consign, but buy rigs outright if the price is right. Of course, this will be less than what you can get with CL, but it is an option.

[DiskDoctr]

Make arrangements with your local auto notary (or AAA) and communicate with your prospective buyer.

When I go to a CL seller I come prepared to finalize the deal and ask if they have a notary ready. You are reasonable to expect the same as a seller.

Good luck.

[bee_46]

We sold an SUV on Criagslist. We were able to get the high end value for make and model. Buyer paid with certified check and cash. Do watch out for the scams however.

[coolmom42]

If someone wants to give you a local cashier's check, meet them at the bank issuing the check. It's a safe location, and you can verify that the check is legit. They can be forged.

Do not do anything resembling shipping, any elaborate arrangements for payment, etc.

Use your common sense on CL and you will be fine.

[Kennedy64]

Yes. Craigslist is great but remember huge scams. When I had my pop up for sale, this guy from Denver texted me this extremely long text about his nephew wanting to buy it, we'd use PayPal, then would send a truck to pick it up, blah, blah..My first question to him was 'seriously, there are no 20 yr old pop ups in CO' followed by the exact way the scam was going to work (I use to be a manager at a bank), he never got back to me.

[mfox20]

Craiglist - Being in Dallas you have a large market.

I have had great results selling a Class C and a Class A on Craigslist in DFW the last few years.

Post good pictures with a good complete description of your motorhome including options, any upgrades you might have done and how you maintained it. Have another 25-50 pictures available to email prospective buyers.

There are scammers on Craigslist but most will be through email and they are not that hard to spot.

Just ask them to text or call.

Typically if someone is really interested they won’t have a problem calling you and providing their email address for the additional pictures.

I typically meet them at my house and if they want to test drive, I go with them. On both of my units the first folks that test drove them bought them.

As far a pricing goes, NADA is a good starting point but very few sellers seem to be getting the NADA numbers in today’s market. Look online at Ebay and Craigslist to see what folks are asking for similar models and look at Ebay completed auctions to see what they are actually getting. If you are priced too high on Craigslist you won’t get any calls or emails. Get the price close to market value (not NADA) and the buyers will find you.

Both of my buyers paid with certified banks checks.

I sold my BMW convertible on Craiglist recently and shipped it to Florida. Same deal, certified bank check deposited and cleared prior to sending title.

I have sold thousands of items on Ebay and hundreds on Craigslist without any issues or falling for any scams. Send me a message if you would like any more info on the process.

Hope this helps


Michael

[Markiemark32]

Whatever you do don't try to sell it here:E

What was it again, and what do you want for it??!?


Good Luck!
Markiemark

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