Selling advice

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Selling advice

August 17, 2018, 07:45:56 am

We are going to be selling our '96 U-295 and need some advice. We are in east central Florida and would like to do this through a consignment dealer. MOT is supposed to do a great job but would need to drive there. Is there any dealer in Florida with a good consignment reputation? Maybe you could save me the trouble and buy it yourself! Thanks.

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Reply #1 – August 17, 2018, 07:49:38 am

I've "heard" that MOT will send a driver to your location and take your coach back to NAC to sell. No idea what it would cost you for the service.

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Reply #2 – August 17, 2018, 07:51:47 am

MOT sent a driver to pick up my coach. It will sell there faster and for more money then elsewhere except this forum.

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Reply #3 – August 17, 2018, 08:11:59 am

MOT is still the choice in my mind to maximize the $$$$ net to you - give them a call - maybe you can get them to pick it up if you don't care to drive it there.

Good luck, and let us know where you decide to take it.

DO you have an asking price in mind?

Tim Fiedler

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Reply #4 – August 17, 2018, 08:51:05 am

You can try oodle or rvtrader to see if you get any serious nibbles. Lots of lookers who have no idea what they are looking at but there are some that do. We found ours on oodle. There may be more buyers in Florida who would know about FTs. It is worth trying for a while.

MOT is certainly a prime spot for selling. They have the traffic and great sales people. Condition is everything when selling. Make it pretty.

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Reply #5 – August 17, 2018, 09:59:27 am

Where I going to consign mine it would be with MOT. Now with that said consider their fees, the cost to get it there, and so on, adjust your asking price accordingly, and advertise on several sites and see what happens. A good Foretravel at a reasonable price should sell, if you can find a buyer with cash in hand. But you will have to put up with the tire kickers, the send me a 100 pictures, and .50 cents on the dollar offer folks.

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Reply #6 – August 17, 2018, 10:31:56 am

MOT is an exceptional service however keep in mind that their minimum consignment fee is $6 CB. That was 24% of my asking price. This did not include the cost of having a driver come and pick it up. No idea what that would have cost. The consignment rep was pretty honest after looking at my pictures and information that I sent. Said that the going rate for our model (the last couple that they sold) was $19,000. Minus the consignment fee and I was looking at 50 percent of my asking price and I still had the cost of delivering the rig to MOT. Figured that would run me about $1 CB. I think it is a viable option but mostly for the folks located within one day driving distance. So at the end of the day I figured I would take my chances with RV Trader and RVT. Lots of looky loos and several offers that came up dry when trying to come up with the cash. Three of the offers died due to inability to get a signature loan. Their comment was banks were tightening up the requirements. Not sure if that is true but when three different deals falling through for the same reason makes you kind of wonder. Yes, aware that our older coaches require cash in their pocket buyers but I am finding that pool has obviously grown smaller for what ever reason. Couple other deals went south due to the offers that were made and the comment that it was all the money they could come up with. What does that mean? Not sure but that is what is happening on the street in my neighborhood. Five offers in the last three months all going bad due to money accessibility. Have a sixth coming by tonight that has cash in hand so we will see how that plays out.

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Reply #7 – August 17, 2018, 10:37:18 am

Hope that is our son you are talking about. He was quite interested but---you know--$$$

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Reply #8 – August 17, 2018, 10:48:16 am

I would try and sell it on the forum first,there have been a few looking to buy lately,decide if the consignment cost is worth it or
not,eveyone is different in that respect.

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Reply #9 – August 17, 2018, 11:01:24 am

I say give the forum a chance first. Post or link to lots of high definition photos. Your many posts here will show that you are a good guy to buy from. Keep Motorhomes in your back pocket but as has been said, after the delivery fee, listing fee and negotiation with your buyer, the take home amount is much less than what your coach is worth.
jor

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Reply #10 – August 17, 2018, 11:07:35 am

We have sold all of our Foretravel coaches on the Forum. Word of mouth and knowledgeable buyers made things easier. The Born Free we recently sold was listed on RVTrader without photos. I fielded MANY phone calls and replied personally to several and sent photos directly. (The Born Free Forum is nothing like ours, and gets little traffic.) I was in no particular hurry, but one fellow kept coming back and getting more info, we established a dialogue, and he came in from Florida and drove it away after inspecting and test driving. MOT can certainly sell your coach, but they charge for having someone pick it up is $$$ per mile and a bit more. It is what it is. That being said, it is nothing anyone else won't charge for that service. they DO clean and stage your coach, I believe, which is very nice. Private sales of a coach more than 10 years old are going to require someone with a very nice credit rating who can get a personal loan. No one will finance a rig older than that on it's own merits. Best of luck with your efforts! Certainly list it here first, and get your photos and spec sheet all dialed in, questions answered, and interior spit shined before you begin elsewhere!

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Reply #11 – August 17, 2018, 11:10:46 am

Quote from: Peterson143 – August 17, 2018, 10:31:56 am

Couple other deals went south due to the offers that were made and the comment that it was all the money they could come up with. What does that mean?

It means we live in a "I Have To Have It All Now" society. People these days don't know how to save money so they can pay cash. All they care about is "What is the monthly payment?". They live hand-to-mouth, and run up their credit cards until there is no credit left. We paid cash for our coach - not because we are rich, but because we put away a little $ every month for 40 years. Our rule is: if we can't pay cash, we can't afford it. Been 100% debt-free since we both retired in 2008.

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Reply #12 – August 17, 2018, 12:06:21 pm

I agree with everybody, especially trying the forum first. Round up and organize all you paperwork; VERY IMPORTANT for a would-be buyer! We bought ours after looking for a year, found her on RV Trader, a good way to sell, as well, as you get to communicate with the owner. I would NEVER buy a Foretravel off most used RV dealers, they know nothing about the coaches and have $$$$$ in their eyes only!

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Reply #13 – August 17, 2018, 12:38:23 pm

We bought ours from the forum and wouldn't consider anywhere else. Paid cash. When you buy from a forum member (especially an active one) you have the ability to "look back" in forum history and if you want you can read about all the posted issues and probably the resolutions also. How valuable is that. I learned several things about our coach (owner posted) that was prolly minor to the PO but helpful to me. Go foreforum, we couldn't be happier......

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Reply #14 – August 17, 2018, 12:49:57 pm

Agree with post 11 except it's "wat da payment".

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Reply #15 – August 17, 2018, 06:16:16 pm

Since we recently purchased ours I can say that I would use the forums first if I had to sell. When I sold my Nor'Sea 27 sailboat I sold it on the forums as well. Sold fast. Price it right. Have it in the best shape you can. Take lots of photos. Be honest in your description.
If it doesn't sell here, try Craigs list or RV trader next. Be aware that Craigs list will get you a ton of scammers. But you can sell stuff on it. Good luck.
Bob

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Reply #16 – August 17, 2018, 10:15:43 pm

Quote from: Bob and Julie – August 17, 2018, 06:16:16 pm

Since we recently purchased ours I can say that I would use the forums first if I had to sell. When I sold my Nor'Sea 27 sailboat I sold it on the forums as well. Sold fast. Price it right. Have it in the best shape you can. Take lots of photos. Be honest in your description.
If it doesn't sell here, try Craigs list or RV trader next. Be aware that Craigs list will get you a ton of scammers. But you can sell stuff on it. Good luck.
Bob

Yes, and don't post your phone number on C/L. Email link only

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Reply #17 – August 17, 2018, 10:21:48 pm

I would NOT post my e-mail on Craigslist.

Use the "through Craigslist" e-mail-- both party's identity is protected.

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Reply #18 – August 18, 2018, 08:24:07 am

Our neighbor advertised his 30 ft. Boat on Craigslist and in Boat Trader for several months without any real interest. Friend suggested he post it on Facebook Market Place and ended up with about 60 views and received 5 phone calls with one of the callers buying his boat.

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Reply #19 – August 18, 2018, 09:05:35 am

On the buying side I had an amazing experience at MOT on my consignment Coach. If the time comes to sell the forum and MOT would be the way I go.

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Reply #20 – August 18, 2018, 09:10:42 am

A 'tire kickers warning buzzer' would be handy. When I finally called about buying this coach, the PO was sick and tired of lookie lews and was not in a good mood, in fact, I almost backed away because of his attitude when he said, "are you serious, or not?" Glad I did not, though!

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Reply #21 – August 18, 2018, 09:26:39 am

Our experiences with MOT have all been very good. Traded in a Newell for a newer Newell, sold that one on consignment with them, and bought our FT through them. All very good experiences and treated fairly.
OTOH when we bought our FT I inquired about consigning our LazyDaze but ended up selling it on the LD forum to the first person that came to see it. She flew in from Missouri and drove it home. Yes, condition is everything.

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Reply #22 – August 18, 2018, 10:29:29 am

I had mine on the forum for a long time and as Mike says "looky Loo's" and time wasters, except that they never even came up here to Montana, probably too frightened!!
One even told me he was leaving in the morning, from not too far South, to drive up, and when I called him the next day he said he was on the way to Texas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That after two weeks of educating him about Foretravels!!
I now have a buyer locally?? I hope, and he has his loan approved so we shall see??
If my coach was not fully equipped I would have taken it to MOT, but with everything in it I was afraid of pilfering while it sat.
Speedbird 1.

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Reply #23 – August 18, 2018, 10:53:55 am

I've joked about putting the title under the wipers and the keys in the ignition and walking away. We've certainly gotten our use out of the FT over the years. What is something like this basic going for nowadays? I might park it at a local RV park for a month so that it stays on AC and advertise. Where it is now will have to change in the next couple of weeks. been volunteering for a year here and that's up so is the free hookups and parking.

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Reply #24 – August 18, 2018, 11:09:46 am

A 96 320 just sold for $17.5 on Ebay ,check Ebay and rv trader and look at all the pictures and see how they compare to yours and
figure on a price from that.You can sell on Craigslist,you have to ask yourself if you want the tire kicker phone calls or not.I would
put it on the forum at your hi price,you can always lower it later,it's easier to lower it then make the price higher.

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