Everytime I post on Craigslist...

[Dave_L]

I'm reminded why I hate selling anything these days. I have my camper up for sale on there. I browsed the site to see what other campers were going for and what campers were in a certain price range. That's how I generally base my asking price. However, I'm always open to adjust if you can show me other examples of said item being sold for cheaper.

I received an email questioning my asking price because he was using NADA and the value was less. I told him how I came up with my value and I'd be happy to adjust if he could show me some examples in his price range that were comparable to mine. I listed all the extras mine came with, alone with other selling points, to make sure we were looking apples to apples. I looked at campers between $8,000 and $12,000 and there isn't much that compare to mine unless I was missing them.

This was the reply I got:

I am shocked with your response. The sale of campers is not public information like it is with a house. Real Estate is the ONLY thing priced via comparables. That is like saying my friend listed his 1991 civic on craigslist for 15K... So it's worth 15K so I'll list mine for that as well... Also your camper is 7 years old! I already own a weight distribution hitch (most RVers already own one) and don't care if your including yours or not, they are only $150 on amazon for that trailer weight. I don't care about the towing weight because I drive a Diesel full ton truck. And you cannot include the solar panel as a part of your package because, "It also comes with a brand new 120 watt solar panel kit ready to put on" which means it actually doesn't have that feature because labor costs more than parts for those kinds of things. Also your master has a curtain door on it, so it really isn't separated from the rest of the camper. The only and I mean literally only reason I bothered to inquire about your camper is that its worth 8k, well and yes you are right fiberglass is a must have feature.

At this point, I felt it was best to just end it and I replied with "good luck on your search".

Am I off base here on figuring out for sale prices? Also, if I don't need the extras listed on an ad, I generally ask if they're willing to remove the items and sell it cheaper.

Anywho...this is the general type I've dealt with on Craigslist recently. Always wanting a super sweet deal at your expense.

[Wulf202]

If he wanted to make a legit offer it wouldn't have come across that way.

[Martinjmpr]

Anywho...this is the general type I've dealt with on Craigslist recently. Always wanting a super sweet deal at your expense.

Why do you let idiots rent space inside your head?

Your response should be "if you don't like my price make me an offer." Period. No discussion, no debate, no sob story about how he needs the camper for his terminally ill child to take the trip of his lifetime, etc. This is a business transaction, keep it businesslike.

How you calculated the price is none of his concern (btw I do exactly what you do - look on CL to see what others are asking for the same item.)

I do a lot of buying and selling on CL.

Sometimes I get an idiotic response like that.

I ignore them. There's always another buyer out there.

Remember the old saying: "Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig likes it."

[KevDen2005]

This is not generally the type of response I get...more often I get an offer of...

I have about $1000 worth of old camping gear, ten dollars, and a gift certificate to Arby's....you interested in a trade?

[Martinjmpr]

We really should have a permanent thread for people to post their funniest and/or most infuriating CL experiences.

When I first started Craigslisting, it drove me crazy that people would try to negotiate the price down without making any sort of commitment. I'd post something for sale for, say, $100, and they'd come back with "what is your best price?"

It used to infuriate me but then I realized that was just people looking for desperate sellers and trying to harvest low-hanging fruit. Nowadays I typically ignore that kind of response since it usually indicates that the person isn't a "serious" buyer, it is just somebody looking to get a bargain price with little or no work. Ain't nobody got time for that!

I had a camper shell for my old Tacoma up for sale once, and got a response from a guy out of the Springs. This was on a Monday. Guy said he would not be able to look at it until the weekend. In the meantime, I had already negotiated (through CL) the purchase of a new shell that I was picking up on Thursday, so I told the Springs guy "well, I really need to have it sold by Thursday but if it's still available on Saturday, you can come look at it."

In the meantime, another buyer (who was local) bought it on Wednesday, and on Thursday I went and put the new one on. So Saturday comes along and Springs guy texts me "On my way to look at the shell." I texted him back that it had been sold and he called me up, all pissed. "I thought you were going to hold it for me?" My reply was "why did you think I would hold it for you when you hadn't even agreed to buy it, just to come look at it?" Dumbass didn't seem to understand that money talks.

[crays]

Your item, your price. Free Market Economy. Don't sweat the fools.

Good Luck

[Zundfolge]

Real Estate is the ONLY thing priced via comparables.

Oh you sweet summer child ... EVERYTHING is priced via comparables.

The lack of education on economics we see in this day and age is just sad.

[Martinjmpr]

I also posted a car for sale once and got at least two responses from people saying they wanted to buy the car but didn't have the cash so could they "make payments?"

What do I look like, the bank? "Oh, but you can keep the title!"

So let me get this straight, your credit is so bad that even "Ripoff Randy's Easy Credit We Finance Anybody Used Cars" won't give you financing, but you think I will?

Yeah, that'll happen.

[Martinjmpr]

Also, if I don't need the extras listed on an ad, I generally ask if they're willing to remove the items and sell it cheaper.

On this, when it comes to anything vehicular (cars, trucks, motorcycles, etc) I generally find that it makes more sense to remove any accessories and sell them separately. You will never get anywhere NEAR the value of the accessories if you include them. I'd recommend removing the solar setup and selling it separate from the camper, if possible. Ditto for the WD hitch.

I had a custom bumper built for my old 4runner, but I was smart enough to save the factory bumper, too. When it came time to sell, the custom bumper came off, factory bumper went back on. Made it easier to sell the 4runner (the more it looks like stock the easier it is to sell) and I got $500 for the bumper - win/win.

[Aloha_Shooter]

What's the link for your CL ad?