How to Price a unit you want to sell

[Gardner Yeaw]

In my opinion, the older a coach is the less you can depend on any
standard depreciation method. Some of these coaches have been
maintained superbly, and some have deterioriated significantly. Some
have seen regular use, and some very sporadic use. So maintenance
records are importnat, but travel records are also important. Little
details like fillup and mileage records, trip records, was this
person a forum member, do you trust the information you have been
given, etc. etc? If you want to sell your coach, show that it is
used and dependable. Prove that you have maintained it and that
there is no reason to suspect it has serious problems. Provide lots
of pictures showing details as well as overviews. And finally, don't
be offended by low ball offers, just hang in there to see what the
market will bear. Pay attention to what is going on with other sales
and be realistic. If you want to hold out for the 'big bucks',
expect to be on the market for a very long time.

Gardner
78FC33

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, erniecarpet@... wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 5/4/2008 7:47:08 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> bluethunder@... writes:
>
> residual of $7179.
>
>
> Don't think I'd sell my coach for that.
> Had an email from Bob Hatch. Should pick up the dry wash and guard
on
> tuesday. Thank you,
>
> Ernie Ekberg
> 83PT40
> Livingston, Montana
>
>
>
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[David Brady]

Well, it breathes, it beats, and it's warm to the touch...



David,

'02 LXi, NC



p_a_lazar wrote:

I keep telling myself "do not get emotionally involved with
inanimate

objects", but it doesn't work.



Paul

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[bumpersbird]

It's like trophy big game hunting. Lots of choices, If your hunting
for the record breaker it could take a long time and some $'s. Only
the buyer can decide what lengths he's willing to go to, to get what
he wants.

When I bought my coach NADA had devalued the BB's considerably about
2,1/2 years ago. No one I spoke to at the time could give a
reasonable answer as to why this happened. It was good for me, a
dealer took my coach in on trade and flipped it to me.

I hunted for a Bird for longer than I care to remember. YEARS!

Patience and the ability to act when the opportunity arises is one of
the keys to buying a Bird. When the right coach walks out into an
opening be ready to pull the trigger.

Kurt Horvath
95 PT-42 WLWB

PS. Still hunting for the perfect coach.


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gardner Yeaw"
wrote:
>
> In my opinion, the older a coach is the less you can depend on
any
> standard depreciation method. Some of these coaches have been
> maintained superbly, and some have deterioriated significantly.
Some
> have seen regular use, and some very sporadic use. So maintenance
> records are importnat, but travel records are also important.
Little
> details like fillup and mileage records, trip records, was this
> person a forum member, do you trust the information you have been
> given, etc. etc? If you want to sell your coach, show that it is
> used and dependable. Prove that you have maintained it and that
> there is no reason to suspect it has serious problems. Provide lots
> of pictures showing details as well as overviews. And finally,
don't
> be offended by low ball offers, just hang in there to see what the
> market will bear. Pay attention to what is going on with other
sales
> and be realistic. If you want to hold out for the 'big bucks',
> expect to be on the market for a very long time.
>
> Gardner
> 78FC33
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, erniecarpet@ wrote:
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 5/4/2008 7:47:08 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> > bluethunder@ writes:
> >
> > residual of $7179.
> >
> >
> > Don't think I'd sell my coach for that.
> > Had an email from Bob Hatch. Should pick up the dry wash and
guard
> on
> > tuesday. Thank you,
> >
> > Ernie Ekberg
> > 83PT40
> > Livingston, Montana
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists
> on family
> > favorites at AOL Food.
> > (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=...0000000001)
> >
>

[birdshill123]

Brad:

I did read on one of the forums that BB owners have had problems with
cracking of the laminate. Apparently BB says that slight cracks are
normal.

Bruce

[birdshill123]

Greg:
Your statement is incorrect. It is the buyer who sets the final
price. An item is only worth what a buyer is willing to pay. However my
father taught me that a good deal is when both parties are pleased. In
business you cannot always " beat" your suppliers into submission.
Doing so results in your supplier not making a profit and not being
there when you have a problem. I think the key word is "fair".

Bruce
1988 FC35

[David Brady]

This is the secret that every seller knows - there's only a handful

of LXi's on the market at any given time. Blue Bird only made

350 of them during the entire production run. These things were

produced in Ferrari numbers. Based on this alone, the value will

always hold better than the SOB's, and every seller knows it. Then

there's the additional probability of finding one that appeals to you.

When you do, you may have to up your offer and the seller knows

this.



David

'02 LXi, NC





birdshill123 wrote:

Larry:



I did not discuss the value of one Bird over another. I was speaking

in generalities. Of course a primo well maintained Bird is worth more

than an E bay POS. But after 2 years it is time to face reality. As for


travelling to see a Bird: It is not like buying a 2 year old Mustang

where you just grab your local Auto Trader and find a good one. How

many LXI's do you think there are for sale at any one time. Maybe 12 or


18. They are all at least 2000 miles from where I live. It is worth the


travel to find the right one.



Bruce

1988 FC35

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[Ryan Wright]

On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 8:15 PM, birdshill123 wrote:
>
> Your statement is incorrect. It is the buyer who sets the final
> price. An item is only worth what a buyer is willing to pay.

Agreed, Bruce. The buyer really does set the price. You can price
anything at whatever you like, but the sale won't happen until a buyer
convinces you to take what he's willing to pay.

> However my father taught me that a good deal is when both parties are pleased.

I learned the opposite - when both parties feel like they're getting
screwed, you've found the right price.

-Ryan
'86 PT-40 8V92

[bubblerboy64]

It seems to me that the problem for buyers and sellers alike is that
the market is so volatile now that it is challenging to make a deal
which is "fair" to either party at this time. Some of the fellows in
the business may have a "ball park" idea but I suspect even they are
willing to admit that an individual deal is pretty much a thing onto
itself. A "fair" deal would only be what the buyer and seller agree on
and what is "fair" this month may be unreasonable next. Not a good
situation for either party as I see it. I would rather be a buyer then
a seller at this time but truthfully am glad I am neither.

John Heckman
central Pa
1973 FC



>
> Greg:
> Your statement is incorrect. It is the buyer who sets the final
> price. An item is only worth what a buyer is willing to pay. However
my
> father taught me that a good deal is when both parties are pleased.
In
> business you cannot always " beat" your suppliers into submission.
> Doing so results in your supplier not making a profit and not being
> there when you have a problem. I think the key word is "fair".
>
> Bruce
> 1988 FC35
>

[Gregory OConnor]

Fair??
GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomolandCa

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "birdshill123"
wrote:
>
> Greg:
> Your statement is incorrect. It is the buyer who sets the final
> price. An item is only worth what a buyer is willing to pay.
However my
> father taught me that a good deal is when both parties are
pleased. In
> business you cannot always " beat" your suppliers into
submission.
> Doing so results in your supplier not making a profit and not
being
> there when you have a problem. I think the key word is "fair".
>
> Bruce
> 1988 FC35
>