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Topic: SELLING

Posted By: hogone
Subject: SELLING
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2024 at 9:25am

Good day fellow podders. I have decided to dump the rpod. Gonna get out of the camping business for a while, then get back in about a year or so. My question is how much do I ask. Obviously midwest pricing, but heres the story. Theres two things wrong with it which I will fully disclose (there obvious anyway!!). The fridge does not work on gas, electric and battery work fine. I have done everything possible to get the gas working with no avail. Gas works everywhere else. I think the bigger issue is the floor has gotten spungy. Im not going to repair that but sell as is. Besides those two issues, the pod is in very good shape. Any thoughts on pricing with these two issues. I am aware of the basic pricing in the midwest, but it doesnt include my issues. I just want to be fair and again will disclose the issues. Please be honest!!! jon

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Jon & Pam
2013 RP177
2010 F150
2017 HD Streetglide
2009 HD Lowrider
CHEESEHEAD

Replies:

Posted By: gpokluda
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2024 at 10:12am

Sorry to see you leaving the rPod family but really sorry to see you getting out of camping. Hope you do make it back. Not sure of what the market is like in the mid-west, but it does seem the used RV market is a bit soft. I would say you could should be asking between $7,500 and $10,000. Good luck. Hope the right buyer comes along.

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Gpokluda
2017 Rpod 179(sold 2023)
2022 Escape 5.0TA
2022 Ford F150 4X4 3.5EB
Kawasaki KLR650

Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2024 at 9:56am

any others thoughts? thought i would get more than one hit. jon

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Jon & Pam
2013 RP177
2010 F150
2017 HD Streetglide
2009 HD Lowrider
CHEESEHEAD

Posted By: David and Danette
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2024 at 7:12pm

I think campers are selling slower now could be the economy people have less money to spend.

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2018 Vista Cruiser 19BFD (2018-
2012 Vibe 6503 (2014-2019)
2009 r-pod 171 (2009-2014)
Middle Tn
2014 Ram 1500 Quad cab

Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2024 at 6:13am

Seems to me that the Covid pandemic caused quite a surge in the sales of RV's, as people looked for things to do and ways reduce the risk of Covid by going camping in isolated areas. The surge and fall in the RV market exactly tracks the rise and fall of he pandemic. We replaced our Pod 172 with the Sonoma trailer just before the pandemic and got a great deal on the trailer. Now, that the pandemic is gone, we're seeing substantial discounts being offered once again by RV dealers and the used trailer market seems to have shifted back to a normal state, where supply and demand are more balanced. We've also noticed that campground reservations are easier to make, probably because people are staying home to party with friends and attend local entertainment events.

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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: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2024 at 7:37pm

Originally posted by lostagain

Seems to me that the Covid pandemic caused quite a surge in the sales of RV's, as people looked for things to do and ways reduce the risk of Covid by going camping in isolated areas. The surge and fall in the RV market exactly tracks the rise and fall of he pandemic. We replaced our Pod 172 with the Sonoma trailer just before the pandemic and got a great deal on the trailer. Now, that the pandemic is gone, we're seeing substantial discounts being offered once again by RV dealers and the used trailer market seems to have shifted back to a normal state, where supply and demand are more balanced. We've also noticed that campground reservations are easier to make, probably because people are staying home to party with friends and attend local entertainment events.

I completely agree with this. During the pandemic RVs were selling like hotcakes, and you couldn't get a campground reservation anywhere. Now, people are buying at a more-or-less "normal" rate, but dealer inventories are chock full, and people who bought during the pandemic have changed their minds.

Bottom line: inventories are up, and prices are down.

Similar thing with automobiles, but that was driven largely by the pandemic-induced parts shortage.

The pandemic was a really, really big deal, and I think people have a short memory about all the things that got messed up.

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

Posted By: gpokluda
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2024 at 7:46pm

I just read an article how Winnebago has missed sales and earning targets for 3 quarters. The industry is hurting and bloated with inventory, so I agree with all of the above analysis.

With regard to campgrounds, we used to reserve sites but now we almost exclusively have to go first come first served in National Forest and State Parks because reservable sites are all snatched up. The issue is all of the reserved sites that are vacant because folks backout but don't cancel their reservations. Not uncommon to see 3 or 4 sites vacant and camp hosts having to turn campers away. Really annoying.

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Gpokluda
2017 Rpod 179(sold 2023)
2022 Escape 5.0TA
2022 Ford F150 4X4 3.5EB
Kawasaki KLR650

Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2024 at 8:16pm

I wonder if it would help free up unused reserved sites if Recreation.gov revised the $10 cancellation fee. Perhaps eliminating it for cancellations made a couple weeks or more before the reserved date would incentivize people to be a little more considerate about canceling and making space available for others. Here in the NE there are so few National Forest and National Park camping opportunities, that we can use all the help we can get to free up space.

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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: hogone
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2024 at 9:58am

thinkin maybe $4000. Jon

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Jon & Pam
2013 RP177
2010 F150
2017 HD Streetglide
2009 HD Lowrider
CHEESEHEAD

Posted By: MoPod
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2024 at 10:57am

Originally posted by hogone

thinkin maybe $4000. Jon

Jon, are you saying you will ask $4000 for your RPod? I'm considering moving up and was hoping to get close to $10,000 for my 179. Maybe I will be cramped one more year if the market is that soft and hope values improve or I get a fantastic deal on a replacement.

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Bill & Nancy
2015 RPod 179
Previously 2010 RPod 176
2014 Explorer Sport

Posted By: gpokluda
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2024 at 3:44pm

I think $10K us doable as long as everything works. If you look at RV Trader, that will give you an idea of what others are asking for. I just took a quick look and they seem to start at $10k for models older than yours.

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Gpokluda
2017 Rpod 179(sold 2023)
2022 Escape 5.0TA
2022 Ford F150 4X4 3.5EB
Kawasaki KLR650

Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2024 at 7:45am

I guess my concern is what I mentioned previously (on origanal post); soft/spungy floor and fridge not working on gas. Maybe $4000 is a little low; not on the market yet. Jon

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Jon & Pam
2013 RP177
2010 F150
2017 HD Streetglide
2009 HD Lowrider
CHEESEHEAD

Posted By: David and Danette
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2024 at 3:33pm

We have had our Vista Cruiser camper listed for sale on the r-pod owners forum and the Gulf Stream owners forum for a few weeks and we have had not one person interested. On rvtrader the Vista Cruiser's about the same year are listed a couple thousand dollars more and we have done a lot of improvements and includes several extra items. I think the market for selling a RV is very slow now.

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2018 Vista Cruiser 19BFD (2018-
2012 Vibe 6503 (2014-2019)
2009 r-pod 171 (2009-2014)
Middle Tn
2014 Ram 1500 Quad cab

Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2024 at 10:07am

We had a 2015 179 that we sold when we got our Vista Cruiser, we got 10 K for it with the spongy floor that we showed the person buying it.

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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150
2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk
Previously owned
2015 Rpod 179
2010 Rpod 171

Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2024 at 1:45pm

Back to reserving campsites. Until 6 years ago we never thought of having to reserve a campsite, whether is was a national park or state forest campground. This year (as in the previous 5) we go 6 months out to reserve spots in Rocky Mtn. National Park, North Rim Grand Canyon, and other similar national parks, if we don't they are snatched up immediately- so we have not seen a change in numbers of people camping.

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God's pod
'11 model 177
'17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost
Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake
"...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2024 at 11:52am

thinkin maybe 7000 at most, will take less

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Jon & Pam
2013 RP177
2010 F150
2017 HD Streetglide
2009 HD Lowrider
CHEESEHEAD