Special request for a Bird wannabe

[Leroy Eckert]

Sounds like you are on the right track. Typically, buying and selling is not a
profitable deal as you have stated.

A willing buyer and willing seller establish the price. I also believe that an
educated willing buyer will take into consideration extensive upgrades if he/she
really wants the unit and those upgrades; of course that is to a point.

I'm very fortunate to own a coach with several expensive upgrades. I hope you
are able to locate something special in your established price range. Look
forward to seeing you out on the road.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40 "Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL







----- Original Message -----
From: Don Bradner
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Special request for a Bird wannabe


On 12/12/2006 at 12:54 PM Leroy Eckert wrote:

>Personally, I would not sell my coach for $140,000.00 because I cannot
>replace what I have for that kind of money.

Thanks for the persective, Leroy. I fully understand what you are saying,
although the quoted lines above only make sense when you consider that you are
probably not looking to sell! If you were, not being willing to take what buyers
are willing to pay means that, effectively, it wouldn't be for sale.

This will be my third coach. Had never RV'd in my life until less than 5 years
ago. Started with a used '98 Safari that I definitely paid too much for, and
with a proper inspection probably wouldn't have bought at any price. Traded up
to new in early '03, and have no regrets about what we got or the price we paid.
We will take a bath selling it, but we knew that before we bought it. 63,000
miles in a bit under 4 years, and we've pretty much beaten it into submission.

When we bought the '03, we said "5 year coach" and while we were a bit off, it
was close. Now we are looking with the idea that it could be the last one we
ever buy. Could be, but doesn't have to be.

There are quite a few of the coaches on the list I posted that I feel are
priced such that I might pay asking. That does not mean that I wouldn't try for
less, because a) I'm on a budget, and b) the less I spend the more I will have
to fix the inevitable problems.

Don Bradner
Bird Wannabe
Currently 2003 Safari Zanzibar





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]