Better yet is what they want right now just to order a trailer from the manufacturer.
$5K deposit and no guarantees as to when you'll receive it. Could be 12 weeks, 24 weeks, or 50. They will agree to hold the price once the deposit is received against any manufacturer imposed price increases, but other than that its non refundable. (Found one who would, most won't) I offered up $1K for a deposit as was done on the last two I ordered, and that wouldn't fly, $5K or the highway.
If your rig arrives and is a falling apart hastily assembled Covid Construction POS, rolled out the door on a Friday at 3PM, by a workforce who started building trailers the day before, well thats just too bad. It's all yours. Or refuse to buy it and give up the deposit. I can't believe they find suckers to sign onto this BS, but they do.
