Gale Hawkins
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Pat we bought last July and have no plans of selling but can share with you how our PO sold his the day the ad came out to the first caller and first on to view the MH. His had was short but had the price listed. It was 100 miles away and we got there about 30 minutes before total dark. He had it priced at wholesale and had not prep for the sale because he thought the ad came out on Monday but we saw it on Saturday.
He had a nice 18 volt flashlight and at 10 PM we wrote him a check to hold until we came back with the cashiers check on Monday. By the way if one is a gear head one can learn more checking one out after dark with a good light then in full day light. Short of the PO being mistaken about how good his leak around the radio antenna (since removed by our 10 year old daughter) had been repaired we got what we paid for.
Summary: Price it well below low retail in the ad and state it is a take it or leave it price and be ready to go to the bank with cashiers check.
The other option is to price it for what you have in it (if more) and take the chance of selling it for 15% less than the below the low retail price that you would list in the paper tomorrow.
The ad was in one of the penny shoppers at a local greasy spoon.
There is a huge demand for MH's today regardless of the BS one can read. Kajtek1 hit the nail on the head in his post.
With a set of twins that will turn 11 this fall we are finding the MH on of our best purchases and they have done a lot of the repairs and cleaning themselves with my instructions.
If you are not motivated to sell at this time your best bet is to put some miles on it so it does not damage as fast. You may fall in love with it due to its current market value. 
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turninghawk
Gatlinburg, TN
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Just keep lowering the price. When your price matches the current market, it will sell. Just like real estate -- the ONLY reason a home will not sell is that the price has not been adjusted to reflect the current market. Keep trying, and it will sell. (I just recently sold an '07 motorhome in less than 2 weeks, simply because I priced it right.)
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PJROCKFORD
Rockford TN
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Well, we have this motorhome priced low. NADA shows it as $42,000 and low is $34,000. We have it priced at $29,500. It is a 1998 model with only 43K Miles. Has an 8ft superslide/Ford 460 cu in/hydraulic levelers/5kw generator/aluminum clad awnings/convection microwave/corian counters/the dolphin decals are intact. Has all of the options.
As far as National going bankrupt, that is not a problems because all parts are from other manufacturers anyway. National is just a distributer.
Also, there was a comment that these are the times to buy, not sell. Well, doesn't that mean that someone is buying? Don't think that an RV Dealer would be able to provide the deal that we are. They will jack up their price just like a car dealer would.
Have not tried EBAY yet.
Pat-East Tennessee
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Skid Row Joe
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Dick A wrote:We are going to visit Winnebago Monday and it should be interesting to see what is happening there. Dick,
Are you going to Forest City for a rally, service, or to shop RVs at Winnebago?
Reason I'm asking is a fellow RV owner of my brand is driving up to Lichstinn's Winnebago sales in Forest City, IA. to see what he can do on price, on a new 2008 Winnebago View diesel, on the Dodge Sprinter/Mercedes-Benz powered chassis.
I have a sweet tender nature, however I enjoy sharing my thoughts and opinions.
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Gale Hawkins
Murray, KY
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Dolphin Motor Homes
Pat your MH sounds very nice. Options on 10+ year old units seem not to carry as much weight in pricing but the bottom line is $30K is a lot of cash for a MH over 10 years old.
If you have had the exhaust manifolds replaced or resurfaced with new bolts that will be a selling plus since about all Chevy/Ford big block designs coming out of the 60's have the warping/bolt popping issues. My shop said a Ford 460 often ran about $1000 for this job.
As far as I know that is the only issue assuming the automatic transmission has been serviced on schedule. Your unit should make someone a fine MH for another 10 years without any major repairs. Based on PLL site you are in the ball park price wise but with current events you may need to go down another $5K to get a bite.
A seller who bought a used unit and then is trying to sell it in the 6-24 months is a red flag that may apply in your case. The "why" you are selling needs to be addressed so people understand why you want to dump the new one in favor of keeping the old one.
Now is the time people are thinking RV'ing so it is a good time interest wise if you can get your price adjusted to meet expectations. At $30K it is still about half of one that is about a 1/4 of the age. 10 years of age seems to be the major braking point in value in any vehicle. The banks may play a role in this due to their lending policies.
Get into the penny shoppers you find at the entrances of where you shop locally so you will not have so much competition. Buyers biding on E-Bay have to factor in a price increase of like $1000+ if the unit is any distance away.
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punomatic
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We sold a prowler 250 RKS in 18 hours on Craig's list. Don't overprice your unit, and be willing to dicker. We also bought a 20 year old MH on Craig's list, because it was priced right, and the owner was willing to dicker a little. People are looking for a good value. So, give it to them.
Good luck,
Tom
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Gale Hawkins
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While we know over all things are OK if we just look at the financial news we also know there are pockets/regions not doing so well.
It may be more of a case where some people where over extended but were able to cash flow which concealed their true financial condition. Let's face it not all of us have six months of income sitting in our savings account.
Financial freedom is something we all say we want but often our spending practices shows we vote to remain slaves to credit because we want things we can not afford.
This may be the reason you hear of people talking about sell the RV when it really is a time to be buying and if not now then before the current sellers are once again buyers.
I have noticed we are more sensitive to the conditions we find ourselves in at the time the subject comes up. We throw things into reverse when we finally accept our past mistakes in life but backing out of a mess often is much harder than driving into the mess to start with.
Humans seem unable to learn from the mistakes of others. With a high degree of certainly the future results of all of our financial decisions can be known but for some reason both our successes and failures seem to come as a surprise.
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Skid Row Joe
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Gale Hawkins wrote:While we know over all things are OK if we just look at the financial news we also know there are pockets/regions not doing so well.
It may be more of a case where some people where over extended but were able to cash flow which concealed their true financial condition. Let's face it not all of us have six months of income sitting in our savings account.
Financial freedom is something we all say we want but often our spending practices shows we vote to remain slaves to credit because we want things we can not afford.
This may be the reason you hear of people talking about sell the RV when it really is a time to be buying and if not now then before the current sellers are once again buyers.
I have noticed we are more sensitive to the conditions we find ourselves in at the time the subject comes up. We throw things into reverse when we finally accept our past mistakes in life but backing out of a mess often is much harder than driving into the mess to start with.
Humans seem unable to learn from the mistakes of others. With a high degree of certainly the future results of all of our financial decisions can be known but for some reason both our successes and failures seem to come as a surprise. Gale,
What's funny about "pockets," is true. Some areas in California, Nevada, Arizona and Florida have been overpriced for so long, something needed to give.
I was curious to learn what a colleague and investment partner of mine reported about Pasadena, CA. When asked if he thought it was a good idea to buy a home listed in Pasadena for $1,800,000.00 recently, he stated; "better offer $1,850,000.00 if you expect to buy it."
Crazed, irrational doom and gloom posting of some indicates a lot of things under the surface. It could be their highly-leveraged positions, or who knows what. Some are just agenda-driven, partisan propoganda and blather. Never having facts OR data on their side, to support their emotions.
I fully concur with your statement about humans unable to learn from other's mistakes, as well as your assessment of this being a great time to buy an RV, I wholeheartedly agree!
Thanks!
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ellenscub
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I put my 21' TT at the road one Sat and sold it the following Sat. Got what I paid for it 3 years ago. (I got a great deal then) If I had had 3 of them I could have sold all 3. Just make sure the price is right and above all it MUST be CLEAN!
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Sea Dog
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Quote:
I was curious to learn what a colleague and investment partner of mine reported about Pasadena, CA. When asked if he thought it was a good idea to buy a home listed in Pasadena for $1,800,000.00 recently, he stated; "better offer $1,850,000.00 if you expect to buy it."
I imagine that the members here are lining up to bid on $1, 800,000.00 dollar homes!
I may pick up a couple myself.
When someone is agonizing over having to part with a toy that they no longer can afford, I dont` think talking about paying an extra fifty grand on a near two million dollar home is going to make them feel any better.
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Take a vacation.
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