Selling MH privately

[Stuart o]

I will be out of country for approx 1 year and don't fancy leaving the MH unattended for that time especially over winter in n Scotland ..

I'm toying with selling it either on auto trader or MH depot at local dealer , what's the general consensus on these options ??

A bloody shame as I've only bought it last march and it is a great vehicle - 2017 Adria Matrix SBC, spent a few quid on it, full service / bike rack / reverse camera to do when parts arrive at dealer ..

Anyway, all thoughts appreciated .

Stuart

 

[Mr B]

Go for it…
but if you don’t want to sell, why not look at covered storage first. The price you pay for a year in a secure barn might outweigh the £££’s you might lose if you sell…

You’ll get more money if you do manage to sell private… although, not everybody has the amount of funds available for such a large purchase.
Try it on hear 1st, but….
Ebay classifieds are are good starting point.
One fixed priced add for approximately £20 for a month and that’s it… no fees to pay afterwards.
Good luck

 

[Spriddler]

My guess is the sooner the better whilst demand is still high - apparently.
Put it on Fun classifieds.
Autotrader, eBay.
If you have time to advertise it privately be prepared for no-shows, tyre kickers and viewers who have to raise the funds first.
If you bought it from a dealer you may be (pleasantly) surprised at their offer.

I'd forget the reversing camera unless you've already committed to it.

Perhaps Simon-Alan Kerr can help?

 

[wiljoy]

Don't give it to a dealer on sale or return. Some have a habit of going bust and you lose everything. Been there and done that to my cost.

 

[Stuart o]

Thanks for all messages, good info there .. currently in Glenmore outside aviemore and heading home tomorrow ..
Will place ads personally before going the dealer route for sure, thanks again - will update on progress and outcomes as I go .

Cheers, Stuart

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[Jev88]

If you have a MH you really like why sell? Pull the batteries and put in good storage.

 

[Parrot Face]

I've sold last two on ebay fairly quickly and always got asking price. Always put conditions like no dealers, no silly offers etc.

 

[Stuart o]

I've sold last two on ebay fairly quickly and always got asking price. Always put conditions like no dealers, no silly offers etc.

I like the sound of that ..think I'll give that a go first ..

 

[cossie303]

Gumtree is also a good shout, worked well for me.

 

[The Wino]

I think it's a smart move selling. Given the second hand prices at the moment I think a move downs a lot more likely than up and you would have the hassle of storage and maintenance if you keep it. I would try a private ad first on here.

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[Soycd]

I advertised our last motorhome (LHD Sunlight T67) on eBay and Gumtree. it eventually went via the add on Gumtree. Expect a lot of silly offers and 'dealers' offering you daft offers. To get around the image limit on both platforms I took dozens of pics and put them on flickr and sent the link to people who were genuinely interested. Alternatively you could just email them I suppose. I also covered the number plate and turned of location services on my phone, so the actual location is not revealed. The twitchy part is the actual exchange and we used online banking for the final transfer. There will need to be an element of trust if the agreed price is above the other party's transfer limit. Ours was but the purchaser agreed to transfer the remainder the day before. Looking at above posts advertising on this site would also be a sensible option. Oh, forgot to say we took everything out of the van before we took pics so it looked in 'showroom' condition. I'd looked at a few myself online and was put off by seeing peoples personal stuff in the van. Hope this helps.

 

[Stuart o]

Thanks for that, I was wondering about a few of those points,

Cheers

 

[MisterB]

we did a couple of whatsap videos and sold ours via ebay in less than 24 hours (with deposit via online banking) for a lot more money than we were offered in part ex by Brownhills !

 

[Pablotti]

Our was advertised on eBay about 6 weeks ago. We advertised it late on a Friday afternoon and it had sold by 11am the next morning.

We bought from a dealer for £45k in Nov 2020. We sold it 9 months later with 6000 additional miles for £48k. We spent a few thousand upgrading various bits and bobs, so we probably broke even. No complaints from our side!