Are some RV types easier to re-sell?

[DallasSteve]

I'd like to know if it's easier/faster to re-sell bumper trailers, fifth wheels, Class A, or Class C, or would you say it's about the same? In particular I'd be considering a larger model of about 35 feet or more.

[2gypsies1]

A 32-35' travel trailer will not be easy to sell - too unruly on the highway.

A Class C, possibly, but with a long overhang it's not going to be a comfortable drive, turning or parking.

A 5th wheel, yes.

A motorhome, yes.

[Grit_dog]

Totally depends on the geographical area. IE Cali and the SW with toyhaulers, PNW and truck campers etc.
in general, more expensive = smaller target market and then season and condition of the rv play in heavily.
If looking for a purchase and quick turnaround to sale after a big trip or something, then buy a used, popular good condition run of the mill TT. IMO.

[DallasSteve]

Veebyes wrote:
Are you buying to sell or are you buying to use it?

I bet that's a rhetorical question.

[Veebyes]

Are you buying to sell or are you buying to use it? The easiest to sell will be the most popular type seen in the CGs or parked in driveways.

That may not be the type that best suits your wants or needs.

If you buy something that you are not happy with you will be selling it much sooner.

[drmopar]

In my area in California TT-TH's outsell by a huge margin on the used market. I see about 50/50 on TT and 5th's at campgrounds, but the storage lots are full of 5th's that just sit, and the ones for sale just sit unless the price is very low. The TT and TH do sell quite fast at good prices because: 1.There is not many used available, 2. Lower entry price for new RV customers, 3. and most have a Truck ready to go. Toy Haulers sell the fastest, and the new RV's seemed to get built cheaper today?

[Campfire_Time]

In my observation where I live and in areas where we frequently camp, smaller travel trailers (21 ft and smaller) and pop-ups sell in weeks, larger travel trailers take months, 5vers and "A"s can take a year or more. In one area we go there is a 5ver by the side of a road that's been for sale for something like 3 years. Of course this likely varies by local market and of course how attractively something is priced.

Early spring is by far the best time to put them up for sale. If you live near where there is an RV show, put it on the market just before the show. Try and get it to a place that's visible from busy roads.

[DallasSteve]

the bear II wrote:
If priced right and in relatively good condition any RV will sell. I've sold various RVs for the past 45 years. Each one sold in a reasonable amount of time. Campers, TT, Class C, Class A and a couple of home made RVs. There will be a buyer somewhere. Right price, good condition and how you advertise it will make the difference.

Thanks Bear. That's a little more optimistic point of view.

[DallasSteve]

B.O. Plenty wrote:
Look at what the dealers are selling. TT around 25 ft seem to sell best around here. Can be pulled by a 1/2 ton pickup. Bigger 5th wheels are very hard to unload used unless they are pretty old and cheap. Tried to sell my 2011 32 ft fiver last year, didn't get a single call. price and condition was very good, advertised all over. Moral, buy what you think you're going to keep because it isn't always easy to get rid of..

B.O.

Thanks for the post. That's some helpful real world experience I was hoping to get. I expect I'll need to use whatever I buy for at least 5 years to get my money's worth out of it.

[the_bear_II]

If priced right and in relatively good condition any RV will sell. I've sold various RVs for the past 45 years. Each one sold in a reasonable amount of time. Campers, TT, Class C, Class A and a couple of home made RVs. There will be a buyer somewhere. Right price, good condition and how you advertise it will make the difference.

[gbopp]

B.O. Plenty wrote:
Look at what the dealers are selling. TT around 25 ft seem to sell best around here. Can be pulled by a 1/2 ton pickup. Bigger 5th wheels are very hard to unload used unless they are pretty old and cheap. Tried to sell my 2011 32 ft fiver last year, didn't get a single call. price and condition was very good, advertised all over. Moral, buy what you think you're going to keep because it isn't always easy to get rid of..

B.O.

You can quickly and easily sell or trade it but, you're going to take a mega beating. :B

[B_O__Plenty]

Look at what the dealers are selling. TT around 25 ft seem to sell best around here. Can be pulled by a 1/2 ton pickup. Bigger 5th wheels are very hard to unload used unless they are pretty old and cheap. Tried to sell my 2011 32 ft fiver last year, didn't get a single call. price and condition was very good, advertised all over. Moral, buy what you think you're going to keep because it isn't always easy to get rid of..

B.O.

[3oaks]

nickthehunter wrote:

ol' yeller wrote:
I would think that TTs are probably the easiest to sell. My reasoning is that they are usually lower priced than the others and that is mostly what I see in the campground when we go camping.

This; with one caveat. Any RV that is underpriced will probably sell the fastest.

I would agree with both of those statements.

However, I, myself, when purchasing an RV never factor into the equation how fast or what I may be able to resell it for. You never know what the market place and trends may be in the future. I never make any purchase based on that assumption.

[DallasSteve]

JAC1982, you raise some interesting points. All things being equal (they're not) I like a 5th wheeler better. But as a counter-point I see some negatives that might make a 5th wheel harder to sell, even at 35+:

1 - requires a special hitch (extra cost)
2 - the hitch occupies much of the truck bed
3 - generally more expensive
4 - generally heavier (requires more truck)

[JAC1982]

I would normally say TT's because of the cost and easier to pull with an average vehicle, but since we're talking 35' plus.... I'm not so sure.

For my own personal opinion, I wouldn't go anywhere near a TT that's 35'+... it's a bear to haul something that long that isn't a 5th wheel. Plus, it's harder to find places to camp in a long trailer like that. So that being said, I think a 5th wheel is better.

I have no experience with MH's so I can't speak there, but I would think there it would depend if you're talking buying brand new and reselling in a few years, or buying one that's used and reselling in a few years.