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phenrichs
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DW and I have been talking a lot about it and have decided it is time to sell. Kids are getting older and getting into more of their own activities. Last year we only got out 4 times and haven't identified a time in the next 3 months that we can go so we have decided to sell.

We are planning to include all related gear in the sale with the exception of personal items. No need to hang onto stuff.

I would love to hear any recommendations, tips, cautions, or advice from any of you that have sold a rig, not trade in.

Thanks in advance,
Paul
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DiskDoctr
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When we BUY a camper, we ask the seller to arrange for a Notary and have a Sales agreement prepared on their state form (if out of state), or a DMV/Tag Notary in the same state.

We ask if there is a lien. If so, we ask if they have spoken with their bank and made arrangements to pay it off and provide a lien release or clear title that day. If it's a bank and all is notarized there, not a real problem waiting 7-10 days for the lien release letter.

BUT...you have to consider how the buyer will get it home? Will they bring a plate they transfer, get a new plate, or some kind of temporary tag? (not all places do this).

We bring 80% in Bank certified check and the balance in cash, depending on the final price.

Legitimate buyers should be prepared to spend a few hours on the transaction, transfers, inspections, banks, etc. It make a long day, but then all the business is handled and done.

We'll be selling our hybrid very shortly, but I am going to seal the roof, service the wheel bearings, check all the brakes and lights, clean everything and take care of any repairs I might find need done.

Campers in top condition are worth more to buyers (at least to us). Having all the running gear in serviced condition is important, too- especially for those driving a good distance. The last thing they want is to have a trailer breakdown on the way home :E

LIKE2BUILD
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boosTT wrote:
Clean it well and take good pictures. It will save you time.

Lot's of pictures with detailed description. Also, be completely truthful about any warts.

For the $$ exchange I would suggest finalizing the transaction at your bank/credit union. If they show up with cash, have the teller verify the currency is legitimate. If they bring a bank check, let your bank verify the money is in the account and it's good.

I hate to be negative but there's a lot of scammers out there with many tricks. It's better to be safe than sorry.

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Lwiddis
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"Kids are getting older and getting into more of their own activities"

Gee, that's when we started camping more...not less!
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DutchmenSport
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If it is your goal to simply get rid of it, and money is not the issue, you can always sell to a dealer for whatever they will offer you and give all the "items" to Goodwill.

Now, if you're trying to make some money off it, you'll have to price it fairly. And remember, anything sold has more value to the seller than to the buyer. You may think the RV is worth $10,000, but to the buyer, it may be worth only $5,000. And remember, the buyer holds the purse strings! There's all kinds of ways to sell it. Put a sign in it and set it along the edge of the road to consignment shops that sell RV's and autos, to selling to a dealership, to using internet web sites. It's just a matter of how agressive you want to get to sell it, and for how much.

There again, if all you want to do is "clean house", slap a for sale sing on it, make the amount low enough no one can resit and it will probably go very fast. Or take it to a dealership and take whatever they give you.

BUT!!!!!!!

Now that the kids are no longer going with you... you have the BEST opportunity for camping now! Of course, that means you and your spouse have to actually talk to each other now :B where before you always had kids to run interference for you.

Camping without the kids now is a WONDERFUL opportunity for you and your spouse to really get to know each other again, to get romantic (in more ways than one! 😉 ) any time the "whim" hits you. It's a great opportunity to FINALLY go to places and do things that you COULD NOT do because you ALWAYS had KIDS around! (like Casinos, Night Clubs, activities and events that are not child conducive, but something you always wanted to do.)

When our kids no longer camped with us, because they started jobs and later college, our camping experiences skyrocketed! Our world did not revolve around what the "kids" always wanted to do, but FINALLY what WE wanted to do. Amusement Parks, Go Cart parks, Zoos, and hiking every trail in the park as fast as we could RUN, swimming, boating, fishing, bicycles - flat tires, and keeping the kids from killing each other, all of a sudden switched to hibernating around a campfire listening to soft music, holding hands, hugging and kissing each other. It meant we could sleep in, stay up late, eat T-bone steaks, and not have to hide the wine! It meant we could finally step out of bed naked if we wanted to and go to the kitchen area for a drink or a snack .... FINALLY!

It meant we didn't have to revolve our trips around the school calendar or school activities. We learned we could camp in December, just as well as July because we were not bound to a school schedule any more! And winter camping has been some of our best experiences too!

It also means we have to MAKE time to go camping, to keep it on our priority list. It means we don't revolve our world around our kids any more. They are grown adults, they don't need us any more. Let them go make their own mistakes in life now! Turn them loose for once and we DON'T have to hold their hands or kiss their bruises when they fall down!

It a wonderful time to renew your marriage vows with your spouse, to renew love between you two, and to learn to grow old gracefully together, as it was originally meant to be.

You might want to keep the camper after all, especially after reading this! For us, camping has been wonderful! It's not so much the actual "camping" I think, it's the time WE have together, no invaded by jobs, kids, or looming responsibilities that rob the joy of living!

Thom02099
Explorer II
Explorer II
All good advice above. Also, have it in a location where a prospective buyer can walk around and get a really good look at it. When I bought mine, the seller had it in a storage lot with trailers crammed together. Not able to open the slide outs and take a look. That almost put me off buying, but I did anyway, and lucked out (based on the background of the seller, a retired firefighter I knew by reputation). If a buyer can't open and poke around, they may be inclined to walk away.
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boosTT
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Explorer
Clean it well and take good pictures. It will save you time.

Merrykalia
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Explorer
We have sold 3 different RVs by using Craigslist, Facebook and parking on a friends empty lot with a FOR SALE sign on it. Yes, you will get scam calls, but if you have any brains whatsoever, you can sniff those out quickly. Block them from calling again.

If you price it right, you will sell it in no time at all. Get CASH and have the transaction take place at your bank. If there is a lien on it, even more reason to have it done at the bank.

We have purchased 2 RVs on EBAY, one about 2 hours away and the other one was about 800 miles away.
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Second_Chance
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Explorer II
We had success selling a travel trailer on RVtrader. RVT.com is another option. It was also listed on Craigslist, but that produced a lot more wackos. We were contacted by at least one of those outfits that wanted to sell it for us on commission and I think they used RVtrader to get our info - but I just refused to talk to them and quit answering their calls. We were in Georgia at the time and ended up selling it to a nice older gentleman who drove over from Alabama to pick it up. I've read that, due to the boom and housing shortage in SD, a lot of guys are buying RV to live in. Perhaps that will speed up your sale. Good luck!
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