How did you sell your campervan?

[dhod]

Recently completed my conversion at the end of October and have been travelling around Portugal in it for a few weeks but at the end of this trip I’m going to be heading away for at least a year and as much as I love the van and what I’ve built it doesn’t make sense for it to sit unused for that long so I’m wondering who has had success with selling their vans - especially those where they’ve done the furniture fit themselves vs the fitted kits.

I’ve seen some people advertise on here, FB marketplace and things like that and I plan to do those things but any tips and tricks for those that successfully sold would be very much appreciated.

Thanks

 

[drinfinity]

I used Autotrader and sold my T5 camper for the asking price on the first weekend.

Tips - lots of good pictures, with accessories to sell the lifestyle rather than just a vehicle.

Be ready to answer calls and messages from the buyers- I was out in the van as several calls came through.

Price it realistically. If you are a private seller you have the VAT advantage over dealers, so you can still make a good price and attract interest.

 

[archersam]

I used Autotrader and sold my T5 camper for the asking price on the first weekend.

Tips - lots of good pictures, with accessories to sell the lifestyle rather than just a vehicle.

Be ready to answer calls and messages from the buyers- I was out in the van as several calls came through.

Price it realistically. If you are a private seller you have the VAT advantage over dealers, so you can still make a good price and attract interest.

I always find it amusing when I see people on the FB pages going "sold my camper, now got all these camping accessories / bike rack / roof box etc" for sale. Obviously there are many reasons for it but you nailed it with selling the lifestyle.

 

[brh270]

having been in the market for ages before finding one advice i would give is price it as per the market price not what you paid for it etc etc or think it's worth - it really only is worth what the current market is willing to pay. I do laugh when I see people selling vans stating fixed price no offers and then a week later price is reduced.