Hershey, Pa show a good place to sell my RV?

[MichaelOH59]

It would be a drive for us but we have never been there and are willing to do it if it seems a reasonable opportunity to sell our RV,,as well as perhaps find our next RV:) for those of you who have been to the Hershey show do you think it is a reasonable idea or long shot? Do you have any specific suggestions as to how would be best to go about it? Are there particular campgrounds with high visibility or traffic for instance.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

[bucky]

Be aware that once the main paved lot fills up the overflow goes across the road to a big sloped dusty field. Being in either lot only gives you access to half the attendees.
You still have some time to put an ad on CL in the Hershey area and maybe get a hit if they knew you were going to be there.
We live 3 hours away, and I would not take an RV there to sell. A giveaway price might get it done, but you can do that in TX.
Take that thing to a major mall or a busy WM with a Big sign on it during the day on a weekend and sit there with the doors open and the slides out if you have the time. Make the price XXXXX/OBO and maybe consider trades if DW needs a nice used MB or Cadillac. Be creative. I agree that TX is not the best market right now with oil so cheap but a couple of hurricane scares will fix that.
Lastly fly to PA it'll be way faster and cheaper. Wanna get away?

[westernrvparkow]

Using prices people are asking for their RVs on Craigslist or RV Trader or any other website as the basis for what they are selling for is an exercise in futility. Some people price them high because they have to get that much to pay them off and can't sell them for less, doesn't make them worth that much. Some people price them high because they plan on discounting the price (look at the negotiating threads on these forums where people tell others looking to buy that if you don't get 30 percent off the asking price you shouldn't buy). Some rigs are priced high because price is often seen as an indicator of quality.
Then there are the low price rigs. Some are fairly priced. Some have hidden defects. Some are scams.
In my very limited dealings with selling at PPL in Texas, the price they tell you that the rig needs to be listed at is pretty close to the maximum you could ever expect to get for it. I have been a big critic of them in the past, but I will say the pricing model they use to determine price is fairly accurate.
If you have it listed on Craigslist, in a decent geographic market, at a time when there are shoppers (not last week in Baton Rouge during the flood) and you haven't had activity, it is priced too high. Something is only worth what someone will pay, no more.
Those dealers you are dealing with aren't letting you walk out the door because they would make too much profit if you trade at the numbers they were offering. I would venture to say, your rig is worth somewhere around $40k, just based on the fact the dealer is offering $35K and they probably want to make a 15 to 20 percent profit on a retail sale.

[lynndiwagon]

PPL would be the best bet. Friends sold theirs, drove down from Oklahoma to drop it off. Of course they didn't get what they thought it was worth, but it was what the market could handle. RV's are not a money making deal, they are more of a hobby. PPL sells a bunch of rigs and I think they pretty much know what you can probably get for it.

[MichaelOH59]

dapperdan wrote:

Michelle.S wrote:
We have friends and relatives who have made good deals at the Hershey show, trading in their current units on a new one. I don't know how Texas taxes work, but in many states when trading RVs, cars, or trucks you only pay sales taxes on the difference between trade value and selling price. In some cases that can be several thousand dollars.

X2 I think trading it in would and saving the extra tax $$$ would off-set the lower amount you get from PPL or CW. Have you tried talking a "deal" to a local dealer near you? When we traded our first fifth wheel in ('08 Montana Mountaineer) for our '11 Montana we got a hell of a trade in allowance from Pete's RV in Indiana. I was pleasantly surprised.

Dan

Week before last we asked about trade-in because the dealer had a unit we really liked. They started at $30k and eventually increased that to 35k. Not worth considering. BTW I am aware of that innTx and several other states one is not required to pay sales tax on the value of the trade. However if the trade is valued at 35k then you are only saving a little over $2000. That hardly compensates for selling to the dealer for 10-15k less than one could sell to an individual.

[dapperdan]

Michelle.S wrote:
We have friends and relatives who have made good deals at the Hershey show, trading in their current units on a new one. I don't know how Texas taxes work, but in many states when trading RVs, cars, or trucks you only pay sales taxes on the difference between trade value and selling price. In some cases that can be several thousand dollars.

X2 I think trading it in would and saving the extra tax $$$ would off-set the lower amount you get from PPL or CW. Have you tried talking a "deal" to a local dealer near you? When we traded our first fifth wheel in ('08 Montana Mountaineer) for our '11 Montana we got a hell of a trade in allowance from Pete's RV in Indiana. I was pleasantly surprised.

Dan

[spoon059]

So we live about 90 minutes away from Hershey. If I remember correctly, my dad drove up in the evening, paid to park and just stayed in the camper overnight. When the show closed for the night, he just moved to a spot near the stairs that lead to the entrance of the convention center. He put a big sign in the window with his cell phone number.

He sold the Class C and the tow dolly with it, and just drove his toad home when it sold.

[Bumpyroad]

there has got to be a dozen RV shows between TX and PA.
bumpy

[MichaelOH59]

spoon059 wrote:
So my dad did just this thing when he sold his class C about 10 years ago. Went to Hershey show early, parked it near the entrance with a For Sale sign and sold it that day.

Driving from TEXAS to Hershey sounds rather expensive to me. Looks like 1600 miles to Hershey from Victoria. At 12 mpg towing, that's 133 gallons of gas ONE WAY. Hoping to sell in one day, or else camping near one of the largest RV shows (lots of money to stay, hard to find a spot). Then you gotta drive back home, and what if it doesn't sell?

Sounds to me that it is WAY less risky to just trade it in or sell on Craigslist local. What camper do you have, what did they offer and what are you hoping to sell it for?

Unless the potential upside is several thousand dollars, I'm not sure it would be worth the risk...

The last offer I got was $35k on a trade-in. Substandard even as a trade-in offer. The best was 45k on a trade-in for a brand new quarter million dollar motor home. I have it on CL and here as well as some other sites for 49,999. It is absolutely true what several commenters have said; owners tend to overvalue their stuff. I looked at the advertised prices on CL for Cyclone units similar age and model and I think I priced it in the middle of the range- which was 55k on the high end to about 45k on the low end. I would certainly appreciate anyone's comments as to my pricing of the unit.

[MichaelOH59]

MichaelOH59 wrote:

spoon059 wrote:
So my dad did just this thing when he sold his class C about 10 years ago. Went to Hershey show early, parked it near the entrance with a For Sale sign and sold it that day.

Driving from TEXAS to Hershey sounds rather expensive to me. Looks like 1600 miles to Hershey from Victoria. At 12 mpg towing, that's 133 gallons of gas ONE WAY. Hoping to sell in one day, or else camping near one of the largest RV shows (lots of money to stay, hard to find a spot). Then you gotta drive back home, and what if it doesn't sell?

Sounds to me that it is WAY less risky to just trade it in or sell on Craigslist local. What camper do you have, what did they offer and what are you hoping to sell it for?

Unless the potential upside is several thousand dollars, I'm not sure it would be worth the risk...

We have been planning a trip to Pensalvania and there is no reason we can't take the RV, but we had thought to drive the car and hotel camp simply for the convenience. So the real question is whether the odds of selling the Rv justify the extra hassle, time and expense of pulling a 44' Toy Hauler up there. FYI it is a 2014 Cyclone 4018, 2 slides 18 garage all the goodies like central vac and 6 pt level, artic pkg, 3 ACs, 4 season doors, etc.

BTW when you say your dad went early can you be more specific? How early to get a nice, visible spot hi traffic spot?

[MichaelOH59]

spoon059 wrote:
So my dad did just this thing when he sold his class C about 10 years ago. Went to Hershey show early, parked it near the entrance with a For Sale sign and sold it that day.

Driving from TEXAS to Hershey sounds rather expensive to me. Looks like 1600 miles to Hershey from Victoria. At 12 mpg towing, that's 133 gallons of gas ONE WAY. Hoping to sell in one day, or else camping near one of the largest RV shows (lots of money to stay, hard to find a spot). Then you gotta drive back home, and what if it doesn't sell?

Sounds to me that it is WAY less risky to just trade it in or sell on Craigslist local. What camper do you have, what did they offer and what are you hoping to sell it for?

Unless the potential upside is several thousand dollars, I'm not sure it would be worth the risk...

We have been planning a trip to Pensalvania and there is no reason we can't take the RV, but we had thought to drive the car and hotel camp simply for the convenience. So the real question is whether the odds of selling the Rv justify the extra hassle, time and expense of pulling a 44' Toy Hauler up there. FYI it is a 2014 Cyclone 4018, 2 slides 18 garage all the goodies like central vac and 6 pt level, artic pkg, 3 ACs, 4 season doors, etc.

[spoon059]

So my dad did just this thing when he sold his class C about 10 years ago. Went to Hershey show early, parked it near the entrance with a For Sale sign and sold it that day.

Driving from TEXAS to Hershey sounds rather expensive to me. Looks like 1600 miles to Hershey from Victoria. At 12 mpg towing, that's 133 gallons of gas ONE WAY. Hoping to sell in one day, or else camping near one of the largest RV shows (lots of money to stay, hard to find a spot). Then you gotta drive back home, and what if it doesn't sell?

Sounds to me that it is WAY less risky to just trade it in or sell on Craigslist local. What camper do you have, what did they offer and what are you hoping to sell it for?

Unless the potential upside is several thousand dollars, I'm not sure it would be worth the risk...

[Michelle_S]

We have friends and relatives who have made good deals at the Hershey show, trading in their current units on a new one. I don't know how Texas taxes work, but in many states when trading RVs, cars, or trucks you only pay sales taxes on the difference between trade value and selling price. In some cases that can be several thousand dollars.

[Gdetrailer]

MichaelOH59 wrote:

stickdog wrote:
Your in Texas why not consign it to PPL, might find your next RV there.

I did go sit down with PPL several months ago. As I recall the price they wanted me to agree to was quite low, lower than a typical trade-in price. I have also talked to Camping Worls about their consignments, better than PPL I think but with a little luck one might be ahead finding a private buyer.

Dealers ARE going to give you a bit lower offer but the advantage is you can get rid of it faster.

Private sale, well, you might squeak a couple dollars more out of it but you WILL be working the buyers pretty hard and it will take lots of time. You are going to have to deal with deadbeats, tire kickers and lots of no shows.

RVs are a depreciating asset, it loses "value" (money) every minute you own it, it never increases in value.

The thing you must realize is that it is used, it is not new and the value is often not as much as you may think.

It is only worth what a buyer is willing to give for it, price it accordingly..

I would not make a trip anywhere to try to scratch out a couple of dollars more out of it let alone as far as you are going.

Put it on Craigslist for a very small amount more than what PPL offered and I would bet the buyers will be offering the same price to buy as PPL..

[midnightsadie]

private sale is best, take lot of pic,s put them on all the site,s you can think of and don,t over price it, most sellers make that mistake. and above all neat very clean,and ready to go. if its dirty people wonder about the rest of the rv.