Tips To Help Sell Your Own RV

A little time and effort is all it takes to get the best price possible for the sale of your motor home, travel trailer, fifth-wheel, park model, folding trailer, truck camper, camper van, truck or tow car. Selling your own vehicle may be the best way for you to get top dollar. Numerous resources exist to let potential buyers know that your vehicle is for sale. Some are rather obvious and some aren't, but all are effective tools to help you complete a successful sale.

Here are some Valuable Sales Tools to help you get Top Dollar for your vehicle.

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION: If you don't live in a high traffic area, you may want to find such an area to display your RV. Consider asking friends who live in or own businesses in high-traffic areas and who might be willing to let you park your RV on their lot for a certain length of time.

PRINT A "FOR SALE" SIGN: This is one of the simplest sales tools and also one of the most effective. Place one or two For Sale signs in easy-to-see locations on your RV. Buyers of used RVs often live within a few miles of the sellers and pass by their homes on a regular basis.

PRINT A WINDOW SHEET: This handy sheet placed in the window of your RV answers most questions posed by potential buyers regarding the various features of your rig, and also provides space for you to include your phone number, e-mail address and other contact information. Simply click on this RV Window Sheet link, print it out and fill in the blanks.

COST EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING: J.D. Powers and Associates Reports:

"More than one-half of buyers now use the Internet to shop online for a used vehicle"

WE RECOMMEND A COMBINATION ONLINE / NEWSPAPER AD: Once you have placed your ONLINE ad, you can advertise your unit in the local newspaper, allowing the buyer to go online and view 12-20 pictures. This is an inexpensive way to expose local RV Buyers to YOUR UNIT, as placing color photos in print is far too pricey. Just a SIMPLE, INEXPENSIVE WORD ad in the "RVS FOR SALE" section, make it BRIEF like the following example:

The interested party can then view ALL the information and pictures ONLINE, and contact you by phone or email.

SPREAD THE WORD: Word of mouth does wonders to help you find potential buyers. Some of the best and quickest used vehicle sales occur when the seller knows the buyer or the seller knows someone who knows the buyer.

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MEETING POTENTIAL BUYERS: Be prepared before you meet with your first potential buyer, it's important to know what your RV is worth in today's market. Start by using the NADA RV pricing guide to look up the retail value of your RV (it's a free service). Then search for RV listings that are the same or similar to yours and compare asking prices. Before long you'll determine a very accurate and realistic price for your RV.

You may want to leave a little room in your price for bargaining. Keep the negotiations open. Don't say "yes" or "no" too quickly to any offer unless it's entirely unrealistic. Many people negotiate for a used vehicle without knowing its actual value and only want to haggle down the price.

Be honest. You may be legally liable if you misrepresent your vehicle. Tell the potential buyer everything about the vehicle you didn't include in your ad. If a buyer complains about a scratch, mark or stain, you may want to remind them that some wear-and-tear is normal for a vehicle of that age and mileage. Every used rig has scratches from road debris, and this is accounted for in the asking price.

Be patient. Most likely, you won't sell your RV overnight. Often, it takes weeks or even months to make a sale. Whenever you get frustrated during the sales process, just think of what you'll do with the extra money you'll have for selling your rig on your own.

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COMPLETING THE SALE:

Bill of Sale. Use a sales agreement that describes your vehicle and spells out the sales price. State that the buyer is purchasing the vehicle "as-is," with no warranties. Keep a signed copy for your records. Use the free bill of sale offered on this site as your basic bill of sale or as a guide to help you create your own. Just click on this Bill of Sale link, then print and fill in the blanks.

Transfer the title. If you still owe money on your rig, you'll need to pay the balance in full before the lien holder will release the title. Meet your buyer at the bank and complete the sales transaction. To release you from any possible liability, inform the Department of Motor Vehicles in writing that your vehicle has been sold.

You're now on your way to selling your rig on your own. Best of luck!