Selling An RV

I just last week sold our old car on Craigs List. Nothing special about it except I listed it at what it would sell for not some dream world price. It sold in 1 day. There is an American Eagle listed here for about $15,000 more than it is worth and has been on there for at least 6mos while others have popped up and sold that were listed at a fair price. You got to price it like you WANT to sell it, don't be so proud that you run people the other way.

Yeah I got the call from them RIGHT AFTER I LISTED our 5er on rvtrader. I passed thank goodness.

Craigslist is free, has a lot of reach, and offers search capabilities that allow buyers to find your listing. Buyers can even search ALL of craigslist by using: http://www.searchcraigslist.org/

We sold our Class A Winnebago in no time, using three common sense practices. (1) We posted an asking price - A fair asking price, not a wishful, maybe, hope-so price. (2) We posted pictures. Lots of pictures. Quality pictures using a DSLR in good lighting outside, and a wide angle lens, bounce flash inside. No cell phone, as good as they are, can do the same job as well. (3) We provided descriptions of every feature, every picture, and featured a yardstick in pictures to show the size of underneath storage and and interior cabinets. We showed the awning unfurled so buyers could see that it was in great shape. The coach was clean, the table was set, the bed was made and the captain's chairs were turned toward the living space with wine glasses featured, ready for a pour. New tires and complete service records didn't hurt the listing, either.

Maybe we got lucky to sell our RV quickly, but I think that a big part of the sale was that we made our own luck with a well presented, honest listing that showed our coach as a good value.

Just been there done that on a 2007 DP. eBay: Two months listed. Best offer was $6K below dealer's trade on paper and $13K below eventual selling price. Craigslist: Two months listed on over a dozen major metro sites. Everything was either scams or nut case wack jobs offering to buy for cash at $30K to $50K. RVtrader: Lots of dumb questions, lots of wholesalers, dealers, etc. including Camping World offering to buy for cash, AND TWO LEGITMATE BUYERS. The first sale fell through just before closing. SECOND bought it at asking price.

I've sold 3 motorhomes myself. Try craiglist, RVtrader and ebay. I had calls from all listings, so hard to tell one is better then the other. When I listed, I listed at a fair price, lots of details, and lots of pictures. One I sold in a couple of days, another was a week or so, and the other in about a month. Make sure you ONLY do a bank wire transfer. Cashier checks are no guarantee, they can be cancelled. You'll get phone calls from companies claiming they sell 85% of the listing if you give it to them. Several of them I heard from, I had never heard of.

flabound wrote:
Their agents said that they sell 80% of their listed RVs within two months.

Did they guarantee you anything beyond the listing? Probably not. The reality is that even if you put it on a busy road and list it on Craigs List, it could take a long time to sell.

Glad you sold it though. Craigs list is the way to go. In my area I see small trailers sell within weeks, anything bigger than a breadbox can take a year or longer to sell. We have friends that have a Class A that they gave up trying to sell after 2 years on the market.

When shopping for an RV I look at Craigslist, racingjunk.com or rvtrader.com

I would list my RV on those sites if I wanted to sell it myself.

Or find a local consignment dealer with a great reputation; if I didn't mind losing 20-30 percent of the sales price and eliminate the hassle of showing the RV and then negotiating the deal. Let the consignment dealer earn their commission.

I had a similar experience when selling my Corvette with a similar set up and group. I found out that they do not deliver when I checked on complaints listed, but gladly take your money with nothing in return. I had a very nice experience with RV Trader.com. No fees and my Class C sold within 5 weeks.