avoidcrowds wrote:
gdetrailer, I think you missed the OP stating that trade offers are too low Nothing wrong with that observation, as it is true. Trade offers are wholesale pricing, but the OP wants retail. So, he must sell it himself.
I will echo Craigslist. Look on Craigslist for your model/age trailer before you post yours. Check within a couple-hundred miles of yourself, so you get a realistic overview of the market in your area. Price your trailer accordingly. The cleaner it is, the higher the price. You don't want to buy something that looks used, so be sure yours shows well.
Cash only. If you are concerned about the safety of a wad of cash being handed to you, go to your bank with the buyer, as "that is where the title is". Take their cash, pull the title out of your pocket, deposit the cash, and sign the title over to them. Safe way to do it. I sold my trailer this way.
Good luck!
I didn't "miss" any "point".
OP felt that dealer trade offers SHOULD have been substantially more than what was offered.
In reality, the dealer trades will result in a low price offer, but what you trade off in price you GAIN in SPEED of getting out of your old trailer.
Dealer is not getting "rich" out of the deal, they ARE making a profit, otherwise they would be bankrupt in a hurry.
OP felt slighted thinking that the dealer should have paid full value price when in reality dealer MUST offer lower than what they will sell it for.. The next buyer will "haggle" over the price and the dealer has to make some margin out of the deal.
If OP thinks that they will get bunches of money more by selling it themselves then have at it.. But after sitting on it at full top dollar for 6months to a year the OP may wish that they took the dealer offer.
Sure, you can attempt to sell it for much higher but keep in mind, the BUYER who is looking at non dealer trailers has the SAME idea that THEY will get the trailer for CONSIDERABLY LESS than if they bought from a dealer (IE get it FAR CHEAPER THAN A DEALER).
The result will be that the OP will end up SLIGHTLY a little more (most likely break even or if local market is saturated, LESS) than the dealer offer and will have had the hassle of all the tire kickers, the no shows and other folks who are not really in the market but tossing out super lowball numbers to see how desperate the seller is to unload it..
Yep, I HAVE experienced this myself..
Just remember there ARE THOUSANDS of USED trailers for sale, you are "adding" another one to the mix.. Laws of supply and demand are at work..
