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Have you tried something like the RV trader online? I used it when selling one of mine a few years back. Can't remember the exact on line address but I did get a bunch of responses. Not all where local. Just a thought.
This isn't the best time of the year, of course. Online ads demand good descriptions, great photographs, and a competitive price to be effective. I see so many camper ads with horrible pictures, it sometimes makes me wonder why pictures were used at all. If you can't get the great photos yourself, it might be worth it to pay a professional to take some.
This isn't the best time of the year, of course. Online ads demand good descriptions, great photographs, and a competitive price to be effective. I see so many camper ads with horrible pictures, it sometimes makes me wonder why pictures were used at all. If you can't get the great photos yourself, it might be worth it to pay a professional to take some.
Here's a tip: take your inside pictures at night. The daylight glare coming through the windows makes it impossible to see details.
"how do I know? I just do"
Thanks. I jsut put an ad in rv trader. Yes, it is a bad time of the year ; hopefully someone somewhere is looking for what we have. thanks for the hints.
Here's a tip: take your inside pictures at night. The daylight glare coming through the windows makes it impossible to see details.
"how do I know? I just do"
Even better than night are rainy/overcast days, when there's light outside, but it's a low light level with no direct sun. Photos at dusk or dawn work fine too, as long as it's still dim light outside and the sun isn't shining directly into any windows.
And watch out for mirrors. And personal "stuff" that we all have in our campers. Shoes and papers stacked in the corner may not look bad to anyone, but in a photo that kind of thing looks trashy. If you still have your original bedspread, use it.
Some problems are directly related to consumer grade cameras. It's usually better not to use direct flash, as it'll make the distant walls dark. And you must use a wide-angle lens. Most digital point-n-shoot cameras have zoom lenses that are sadly lacking at the wide end. Use something with a (35mm equivalent of) 28mm or wider, even if you have to borrow one -- or hire it done.
All great suggestions, folks, but one more popped immediately to mind:
Price.
If you truly want to sell something quickly, then price it sell and resist the temptation to try and squeeze the last nickel out of it.
I know of one RV which has been listed since the beginning of July, but was over-priced by thousands. The owners have now reduced it to where they should have listed it to begin with, but many of the prospects in their marketing area have already been and gone.
All great suggestions, folks, but one more popped immediately to mind:
Price.
If you truly want to sell something quickly, then price it sell and resist the temptation to try and squeeze the last nickel out of it.
I know of one RV which has been listed since the beginning of July, but was over-priced by thousands. The owners have now reduced it to where they should have listed it to begin with, but many of the prospects in their marketing area have already been and gone.
Very true. Three years ago we priced a motorhome that's parked across from our camper in the storage lot. It's owned by an older lady whose husband died and she no longer uses it. Now instead of it being seven years old it's 10 years old and has been sitting unused for three+ years. Her asking price at the time was a little high; the same price now would be WAY high. It's sad to see it sitting there, rotting....
We have it priced $5000 below what the lowest price of the blue book. So I think its ok. Is in very good condition ; only been used for 1 1/2 seasons.
Thanks
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