Have You Ever Tried RV Consignment?

I recently had a friend ask me, “Have you ever tried RV consignment?” Having had a really great experience ridding myself of my old RV through SellMyRVToday.com I answered in the affirmative. That’s where it all started to go wrong. I guess that I should have mentioned that it was with SellMyRVToday.com. They didn’t know, so they did not go there.  Now their entire RV consignment ordeal is on my shoulders; at least that’s the way they seem to see it. I suppose that selling a recreational vehicle through just any consignment RV shop just isn’t the same as selling through SellMyRVToday.com.

What went wrong, you ask? The easiest thing to do would be to make a list of all the “horrible experiences” my friend and his wife went through as a result of my failing to mention who I dealt with.

1.    They weren’t selling their motorhome because they were sick of RVing, or wanted the option of upgrading/downgrading their recreational vehicle. This was a necessity sale. They needed the cash to put down on a home they found at a fantastic price. They listed their vehicle through RV consignment as per my “recommendation” and it didn’t sell for over 6 months. They didn’t get the cash in time to get the house. This is, of course, entirely my fault because I should have pointed them directly to SellMyRVToday.com so they could have experienced a sale in less than a week like I did.

2.    They didn’t get their original asking price. This wouldn’t have been eligible to add to the list of “horrible experiences” if their original asking price hadn’t been just a tiny bit below market value. Again, responsibility for the decreased amount of funds was placed squarely on my shoulders because I apparently “withheld” the important information that I didn’t use just any RV consignment dealer, but that I used SellMyRVToday.com. I got full market value when I sold my RV and this is simply not fair in the eyes of my buddy (and particularly in the eyes of his wife).

3.    3 months after the sale of the recreational vehicle, another “horrible experience” popped up. Apparently, the title paperwork had not been handled properly. The individual who purchased the vehicle from the lot allegedly went joy riding in a small town and destroyed an entire city block of local signage. He, of course, didn’t stick around to deal with the consequences. Since the title paperwork was not completed properly, the vehicle was traced back to my buddy and his wife. There’s talk of replacement costs and a hearing in some little town in Louisiana. Needless to say, they are ticked…mostly at me.

What have I learned from all of this? I’ve learned that I DO NOT recommend RV consignment dealers. I only recommend SellMyRVToday.com. I’ve also learned that friendships can be…let’s say, strained…by the strangest things. It will blow over eventually, but for now, we’re short one player on poker night.

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