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Topic: Value of rpod

Posted By: cathyrogers46
Subject: Value of rpod
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2019 at 11:31am

Trying to establish the value of my 2015 model 171 rpod. VIN number doesn't work. Need another number but not sure where to find it. Any ideas.

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Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2019 at 1:20pm

Best way is to probably check RV sales sites, one of which is RVTrader. I just did a quick check and they had exactly one 2015 RP-171 for sale at $12,900. If yours is in good condition, that might be a good starting place. The other consideration is how long you're willing to wait to make a deal and other local buying/selling considerations. For example, if you were out west of the Sierra, you might add a bit. If you're down south, probably subtract a bit. If you have any local dealers, go in and see what they are selling year old models for. Since yours is about 5 years old now, that will decrease its value somewhat, but not as much as you might think.

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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2019 at 2:08pm

Also check the local prices for similar trailers in Craigslist. Remember dealer asking prices are not necessarily connected to sale prices. It's amazing how they will drop like a falling safe when someone waives a little Mr. Green in their faces. Also the NADA prices are way off because they are not adjusted for local demand. When I sold our Pod I got an offer for the NADA price and sold it for $3K more to another person.

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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost

Posted By: Olddawgsrule
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2019 at 8:46am

Sites mentioned above are what I use. NADA typically shows a base pricing that a buyer would hope to pay. If you can accept the 'average retail', then list just over (10-15%) and give yourself room to fall back to it.

Time of year is also important. Dealers are putting out great savings from mid-October on to rid the onsite inventory. Spring is when folks are thinking about camping and the dealers have current stock coming in. If always looked at Spring/mid-summer to be the sellers market and late-summer/fall as being a buyers market.

There's always exceptions to any rule...

Google your trailer and you see several sites in which to compare pricing.

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2017 Tacoma
http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=72408 - Truck Camper Build
2004 F150 My Overlander

Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2019 at 12:55pm

NADA pricing also works from the assumption that the rv's condition has aged and doesn't take into account the upgrades done by the owner, such as appliance replacement. They have no way, when you plug in your data, to account for new or upgraded elements and assume that all the basic components are OEM, possibly at the end of their service life.

We got our Sonoma at year end pricing, and, like buying a car at the end of a month when a dealer is trying to make his quota and control flooring costs, it came out a little better for us.

Perhaps the best way to test the secondhand trailer market is to do a test ad with your dream price. If you sell it, fantastic. If not, wait a few weeks, then put it in at a lower price and see what the interest is. Always ask more than you're willing to take and be willing to negotiate without being insulted when someone gives you a low ball offer. Simply thank them and say you would be willing to go to $x, still leaving some wiggle room. If the person is interested s/he'll counter. If not, then move on to another buyer. That is going to give you the best sense of the market into which you are trying to sell your trailer.

The bad news is that Craigslist is now charging $5 for posting rv ads. But at least it gets rid of some of the clutter.

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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost