Where to list an RV for sale?

rockhillmanor wrote:

OFDPOS wrote:
Sold our first MH on Craigslist within 2 weeks of posting it. Had a ton of calls on it, 5 very interested in it. All came to look at it, kick the tires etc 2 came at the same time....

You must have listed your RV at VERY VERY good price! :B

we had been to pretty every RV dealership in the valley ,most RV's that were on consignment were so ridiculously overpriced it was laughable...

And that would be because the OWNER priced it too high!

When you put your RV on consignment they ask the OWNER what they want it priced at. Then they add their commission which is IMHO very low.

ALSO when it is on consignment buyers can put in an offer on it. The dealership calls the owner and ask if they will take the lower offer. It is then up to the owner if he wants to accept the offer or not.

So those high priced ones' you saw? Those are 'OWNER'S who think their RV's are 'worth way more' than what they actually are worth. NOT the dealer or the fact that it was on consignment.:W

Maybe in "Rock Hill Manor" you can find a dealer that will do consignment sales - but in So. CA they would laugh at you!..:B

There is one Consignment (only) lot in Orange County (CA).
One guy I know bought from them after the 5th was sold once, but the buyer didn't qualify for financing.
It was on their lot for a few months. (He saw it previously).

They allowed the unit to *leave the lot* - but got it back when the financing fell thru!
New buyer was happy with the price (he's a tightwad), and the 5th he purchased (it's very nice).

Another guy had his 5th at the same place for months - eventually he "reclaimed" it and sold it to a friend.

That consignment lot may be closed now.

Three best choices for selling an RV of any kind:

1. Craigslist
2. Craigslist
3. Craigslist

Sold (what I thought were) both overpriced, and also underpriced (very good deal) RVs and the response to each was *spectacular*.

Both times at the asking prices.

Advice: due to the volume of calls, use voice mail.

I prefer a dedicated VM service (usually about $8. per month), *NOT* my cell phone or home phone.
I don't want a gazillion calls at all times of day or night.
(IMO) - better than the CL e-mail feature - and eliminates the "phishing" e-mails.

Tell callers you will return their calls, or notify if it's been sold via the same number.
When it's sold - notify callers via outgoing VM message.
IIRC - your CL ad can't be deleted immediately. Think it's 24(?) hours.

Most recent: I posted the ad about 1AM - calls started at 2AM while I was counting sheep (zzzzz) and by noon - had over 25. By 5PM - 50.
Yes, a few were repeat callers.
Toughest part was who to call back first beginning about 6PM (some were local, some in adjoining counties).

So - Started with first guy that called at 2AM. He paid full price in cash. (With number of callers "behind him" - no negotiating!).

From posting on CL - to cash in hand - was *LESS than 24 hours*!..:C
(Posted at 1AM - cash in hand by 9PM *same day*).

Had about 20 more calls on the VM when I was leaving my "sorry, sold" message.
(Yeah - could have asked more $)

BTW - Last time I used CL for an RV was about 3 years ago - tried the e-mail thing - had 95 e-mails the first day.
(Big difference between *listening* to a caller and *reading* an e-mail!)

Took non-refundable deposit on that one - so a bit slower.

Lots of CA *is* the home of year-round camping - so in "cold country" - YRMV depending on location, time of year etc.


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