Some help please from those in the know on here (as ever)..
Have decided now to make the move from tourer (5 berth Elddis 2005 model) to a static van on our favourite site.
We don’t know when to sell our tourer though to get the best price, although I have heard that good quality family tourers are like hens teeth and in demand.
Now,
End of this season, or
Start of next season
Any suggestions?
Oh and another thing, where to get a good idea of valuations from?Ebay?
We put ours up for sale the week before Easter, we put it up for sale, (Preloved and Viva Street, free ads no fees) 7.30 on Sat evening sold 2.30 Sunday afternoon. We had 5 people after ours,first to see bought it.
Have a look on the caravan finder for a price. www.caravanfinder.co.uk
If you put it on EBay try the classified adds. They only cost £12.99 and as many photos as you like. There are no other fees, and you select the price near to what you want for it. I sold my Freedom within 14 hours and for the price I asked. Make sure you have nice clear photos of both inside and out and tell them what your are including in the price.
We put our van on the market a couple of weeks ago thinking it would be a good time, Put it on as an ebay auction at first with a very realistic reserve but it did not even make what we had been offered by a couple of dealers as a straight cash buy, not a part exchange.
Now have it as a clasified on ebay, Caravan Finder and Autotrader and still not a sniff of a buyer. This a supposedly desirable van with a popular family layout plus a mover awning and accessories thrown in, I am baffled to be honest. Another couple of weeks and I am going to take the dealers money. Seems like nobody is spending on anything at the moment
I think it really is just a case of good timing with these things. Sometimes you're lucky enough that someone is looking for what you are selling at the time you advertise and sometimes you are not. I'd put it on now but try not to get too despondent if it doesn't go immediately.
Personally, I'm a big fan of Gumtree for selling and buying as it is local and free. We sold our last caravan on Gumtree within 48hours.
I can remember a few months ago, just before the start of the season seeing a few posts from people that were gutted when they had gone to look at tourer only to find or be told before they left that it had been sold.
Seems to me that start of the season may be best?
I think it will put it on now but more to test the water than in expectation, but I would expect to sell before season next year. Dont think i would lose too much on it if I wait until then, a matter of a 7 months only.
As a matter of interest - was there a big difference in the price offered by dealer and price you were looking for in private sale (no need to mention figures).
I pass 2 large main dealers regulary. In the used section from March onwards they are full to capacity by the end of october it is like a waste land. Clearly they do not want to carry dead stock during the winter suggesting that for quantity of people buying the time is now. As for prices probably the same applies. Used Soft Top Cars are cheaper in the winter when demand is low so I would imagine the same applies to a seasonal purchase like a caravan.
I put mine on ebay and sold within a week (just before Whitsun). I didn't auction, just used a classified advert at £17.99 including pictures.
Think like a salesman and sell your caravan. Get hold of a manufacturers brochure to see how they do it.
Be realistic about the selling price. The C.C. will tell you (for free) what you should value the caravan for to insure it. In my case Glasses Guide value for a private sale in average condition was 9% less.
Have a break and buy at the end of season or during the winter to bag a bargain.
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