88' 8v92 NC 50grand

[David Brady]

Bruce,



The only one's obsessed with the value of BB's are the buyers

on this board looking to steal a bird. As far as the newer birds

being of lesser quality, well, that sounds like sour grapes to me.



Best regards,

David

'02 LXi, NC



birdshill123 wrote:

I will be the discenter(sp) in this discussion. Why are so many BB


owners so uptight on the value of their Bird. If you are not going to

sell it does not matter if it is worth a million or one peso! These

are not investment grade works of art. As for those who somehow

think their 8 year old Brd is worth 50% of new. Dream on. To quote

the sales mfgr. of a large rv dealership: Big Iron is not selling.

They are giving very little for trades and some dealers are selling

DP's at a loss. The market value for many MH's has dropped 20 % in

just a few months. These are not BB's but as others have mentioned BB

buyers are few and far between. The factory has a couple of units

that have been there a long time with no takers. Same with Bleakely.

Of course they want way too much. I just gave up looking for another

Bird because the sellers, especially some private sellers are

expecting huge returns. $325 for a one slide 2001 LXI is ridiculous.

$175 for a nice ( not extra nice) 98 LXI is also way too high. The

market has just begun to drop for RV's and will drop even further

this summer. All this being said there are very good reasons for

buying a BB. But they do not appeal to everyone. If one has to be

convinced to buy a Bird they are not true BB people. A real potential

BB owner should see the quality right away. Nothing else deserves a

comparison. Period! I will add this: After looking at 98 and up

units: They pale beside the other 90's units. I think the quality

lessened. I saw design and build flaws on some units that do not

exist on the pre 98's. The newer they are the worse they are. That is

my opinion.



Bruce

1988 FC35

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