How to Price a unit you want to sell

[Jack and Liz Pearce]

Howdy, Bruce.

Well written. We had similar experiences when we were shopping for our WL. Took us 7 years. Sure hope that your search is shorter.

Best regards,
Liz
Regards,
Jack and Liz Pearce
Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40




--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "birdshill123" wrote:
>
> As some of you know I am in the market for a newer Bird. Probably an
> LXI. I have spent a lot of time on the net looking and talking with
> sellers. Drove to Calif. to see an LXI and am heading to Atlanta and
> Florida to see a few more. I am a businessman and when I sell
> something the first thing you must do is use your head and not your
> heart. These are inanimate objects and if one is attached to this MH
> maybe one should not sell it. Of course some people are not sellers
> they are simply testing the waters. But if you really want to or
> need to sell a BB it has to be advertised properly. That means pics
> and description on the net. You would not believe the number of MH
> owners who think that 4 pictures of the exterior and a blurb about
> musical horns is good enough. I had one owner who was selling a unit
> at almost $100k over NADA tell me he was upside down and had to get
> what he owed. Others go to NADA and add in all the extras. This is
> wrong. Most DP's and especially BB's come almost fully equipped. You
> do not add in : AC's, awnings. micro, aluminum wheels, etc.. The
> sellers should add in things like upograded sound systems. LCD TV's,
> satellite dishes, etc. In most cases the NADA price without options
> will be close to what NADA claims the unit should be worth. But
> this price does not reflect the marketplace. Especially the current
> market. NADA is simply a depreciated from new price. Not an average
> of what BB's sell for. But it can be a valuable tool for a starting
> price. Then there are those who think that if they wait a year or
> more that prices will rebound!! HUH??? There are sellers, including
> a few dealers, who have had units for sale for more than 2 years.
> Wouldnt that be a hint that the unit is overpriced? These are not
> investments. They are high priced depreciating toys.
>
>
> Bruce
> 1988 FC35
>