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05-24-2016, 01:38 PM
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Junior Member
KZ RV Club
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Tips on Selling an RV
What are some tips on how to market your RV. We've been trying to sell our rv for quite some time and we've had no bites. We have it listed on this forum, another forum, Craiglist, several FB rv/camping groups and local classifieds... we have lowered the price... we have pictures...
The only thing that I can think of is its either the price or the truck that you have to have to tow it with...
Just wondered if you all have any tips?
Thank you!
Brandi
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05-24-2016, 01:57 PM
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Senior Member
Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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RVTrader.com and RVT.com seem to be the most popular paid sites.
Craigslist for local contacts and is free.
Good luck.
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Vince and Susan
2011 Tiffin Phaeton 40QTH (Cummins ISC/Freightliner)
Flat towing a modified 2005 Jeep (Rubicon Wrangler)
Previously a 2002 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 37A and a 1995 Safari Trek 2830.
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05-24-2016, 02:12 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
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Post a link to your ad (or ads) if you want less general feedback.
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2019 RAM 1500 Bighorn & 2020 Gulf Stream Vintage Cruiser 19CSK
2000 Newmar Dutch Star 3858, 2015 Jeep Wrangler, 1990 Fleetwood Bounder 31K
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05-24-2016, 02:19 PM
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Community Administrator
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 53,378
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Our Community Rules allow a brief mention of the RV and a link to an ad in our classifieds only .
Here's a link to it. Good luck.
http://www.irv2.com/rvclassifieds/se...searchid=56259
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Cliff,Tallulah and Buddy ( 1999-2012 )
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05-24-2016, 02:31 PM
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Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club
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I just looked at your ad here on this forum and it looks good.
Perhaps more pictures, weight, and original purchase price might generate more interest.
Good luck selling your 5th wheel.
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Larry and Prissy Sharp
2006 Allegro Bay 37DB
2012 Toyota Yaris
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05-24-2016, 03:05 PM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vsheetz
RVTrader.com and RVT.com seem to be the most popular paid sites.
Craigslist for local contacts and is free.
Good luck.
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RVTrader.com has a deal where you pay a one-time price and run it until it sells. They allow a lot of pics with that deal!
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Joe & Annette
Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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05-24-2016, 08:02 PM
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Senior Member
Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: northern IL
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The problem is the price. You can buy a new one for 62k
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05-24-2016, 08:06 PM
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Senior Member
Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: northern IL
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Found one for 42k after only 30 seconds of searching.
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2014 Fleetwood Bounder 35k
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05-25-2016, 06:42 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Monaco Owners Club Texas Boomers Club
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Central Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mojoracing
Found one for 42k after only 30 seconds of searching.
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I think you have hit the nail on the head. I found a couple others and the highest list used price was $49,995. I did see a new 2014 for $82K, but that looked like an aberration. OP, you might want to look around the internet to see what they are selling for in other places. You are competing for buyers nation-wide
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Dennis and Katherine
2000 Monaco Dynasty
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05-25-2016, 07:50 AM
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Senior Member
Forest River Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Macon, Georgia USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MSHappyCampers
RVTrader.com has a deal where you pay a one-time price and run it until it sells. They allow a lot of pics with that deal!
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RVTrader also hits high on a google search. I found our used coach on RVTrader. Lots of pics and even a video link (youtube hosted video) were helpful in our search as we were in GA, and the coach for sale in PA. We eventually flew up and bought the coach. The pics were helpful in making sure we knew condition. Craigslist is good also, but harder to search on a more regional or nationwide basis.
I think the issue with a lot of coaches we browsed on-line were priced too high. Depreciation is real and huge the minute you take a new RV off the sales lot. I bought used to take advantage of that same fact. From a buyers perspective, a new RV may be easier to finance vs. private sale. Buyers may also feel more comfortable with buying local thinking it might help with service after sale. So I think potential buyers need a fair price to overcome a lot of these issues.
Another consideration, your interaction with buyers. We were leery of sellers that either didn't know their coach, its systems, maintenance records, or seemed to be too tight with information. As a buyer, I didn't' want to buy someone else's problems or mistakes. I wanted an honest seller and someone I felt I could somewhat trust.
Good luck. Hope you find someone soon.
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Safe travels, Tom & Jen, Middle GA
2009 Coachmen Sportscoach Legend TG500 45'
2016 Jeep Rubicon Toad, Blue Ox Avail & Invisibrake
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05-25-2016, 07:51 AM
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Senior Member
Forest River Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
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Location: Macon, Georgia USA
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Safe travels, Tom & Jen, Middle GA
2009 Coachmen Sportscoach Legend TG500 45'
2016 Jeep Rubicon Toad, Blue Ox Avail & Invisibrake
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05-25-2016, 07:57 AM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Rigby, Idaho
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Also, what NOT to do. I recently sold a class a for my mom, and got tons of calls from services saying we have buyers for your rv in your area, offering to provide buyers for a fee. RIPOFF!!!
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Cheers,
TonyMac
2006 Monaco Safari Cheetah 40PMT
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05-25-2016, 08:24 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: AZ.
Posts: 569
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Selling RV
Tony...how did you eventually sell it?
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05-25-2016, 08:31 AM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Rigby, Idaho
Posts: 3,902
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dsrtrider
Tony...how did you eventually sell it?
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Here in the Salt Lake City area we have KSL.com, a website for a broadcast company. Their classifieds are free and sooooo much better than anything Craigslist ever tried to do. I researched the price, lowered the price once and showed it a lot. It was already clean and well kept, so it showed quite well. Sold in about a month for 88% of asking. Wife's idea, we kept clean towels on the racks, plastic flowers on the table, bed made, etc. Same stuff you see at the rv shows. Water system full, refer on and cold, always opened it up before we showed it so it was a comfortable temp.
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Cheers,
TonyMac
2006 Monaco Safari Cheetah 40PMT
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