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Conversation is so important with couples involved. Both husbands were remiss in not involving their partners fully. It will sell. Patience Grasshopper.
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patbrown24 wrote:Thanks everyone for all the advice. It was very helpful.
So the RV is not sold at this point. The buyer from an hour away came to see it and drove it Friday evening. Indicated he had to get with his wife. We've never heard back from him.
The potential buyer from 4 hrs away showed with his wife Saturday afternoon. The wife wanted one with a door in the middle. They currently have a 5th wheel. Our rig is an Allegro Bus diesel pusher. Don't recall ever seeing a DP with a door in the middle. Maybe they need to look at a gas powered rig .........Anyway, they decided not to purchase.
AND - - - That is exactly WHY it goes to the first person with cash in hand.... Never turn down cash, if you let it walk, it MAY not walk back
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AND - - - That is exactly WHY it goes to the first person with cash in hand.... Never turn down cash, if you let it walk, it MAY not walk back
AND - - - this is part of why we are becoming an uncivilized society-no respect, no keeping your word, no concept of fairness. Thankfully the OP has enough of a conscience to at least ask for advice. While some of you talk a good game about the money I've no doubt if someone broke their promise to offer you first look you would be very unhappy. A man is only as good as his word. Where have all the good men gone?
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Crowe wrote:AND - - - That is exactly WHY it goes to the first person with cash in hand.... Never turn down cash, if you let it walk, it MAY not walk back
AND - - - this is part of why we are becoming an uncivilized society-no respect, no keeping your word, no concept of fairness. Thankfully the OP has enough of a conscience to at least ask for advice. While some of you talk a good game about the money I've no doubt if someone broke their promise to offer you first look you would be very unhappy. A man is only as good as his word. Where have all the good men gone?
** QOUTE - We have another buyer who contacted us over a week ago when we were out of town. We told him when we get back we'll contact him and he plans on coming tomorrow. He lives about 4 hours away."
AT NO POINT did the OP state they promised they would show... They simply stated they would notify him when they got back into town... I have plenty of respect, BUT... when someone says they need to run it by their other half, that is NO WAY a SOLID sale.... NEVER is it
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When someone calls about something I have for sale I always ask them to call as they are leaving for my place. That way I know they are on their way and if someone else calls I ask them to wait until the other guy has seen it. If he walks away without leaving a deposit he drops off the list and the other guy has a chance
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BarneyS
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My opinion is that if someone is going to look at an expensive item like a large motorhome, and is a serious buyer and not just a tire kicker, he would bring his wife with him and not have to go home to get her. Of course there could be a million reasons why he didn't have her but I think most fit the first category.
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dedmiston
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This has been interesting.
I still stand by my original assertion to be honest but sell it to the first person who shows up with cash.
dedmiston wrote:Be honest.
First one to show up with green money gets the title.
With one person four hours away and one person an hour away, tell them both what's up and give the one guy a chance to leave home three hours earlier to level the playing field.
This reminds me of the most recent dog that we adopted (not the same as an RV, but a similar transaction). We had been looking for a Golden Retriever for months and were having trouble finding one from a private party instead of a breeder. I was working from home that day and my wife texted me she found one and asked if I could go take a look. She usually says "go swing by and see"...It should have been a red flag to me that she said "go take a look". She texted me the address and it was three hours away. Yikes.
I texted the woman with the dog and she told me someone else was interested. I told her how far away I was, and she basically told me I'd better hurry.
I jumped on the road around 2:30 and then traffic started to get bad. My three hour drive eventually turned into a five hour drive with traffic. I kept texting the woman updates and she just said "the dog is still here".
By the time I got there, I had already told myself that something would have to be seriously wrong with the dog for me to turn around empty handed. I don't think there was ever "somebody else" though. I think I was getting jobbed.
The dog turned out to be amazing. She was a little nervous about jumping up into my truck, but we had a long ride home to bond together and she was my pal by the time we got home.
My point in all of this is that I think it's crucial to be open and honest on your end whether you're the buyer or the seller, but to also assume that the other party is either flaky or dishonest and protect yourself. Don't lie to the buyer like this lady with the dog did, but don't turn away good money on the slim chance that some other guy who said they wanted to take a look either never shows up or falls through when they get there. Do the deal when you can and be fair with the other person. That's all you can do.
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This reminds me of an experience I had 30 yrs ago. I was very interested in a car about 900 mi away. Of course this was before the internet so all correspondence with the seller was by ph. The agreement was that I would be there on Sunday afternoon right after he got home from church. I called from a motel on Sat night to let him know where I was and that I would be there the next day when he got home. I was told he had another guy coming and whoever got there first with the money was the buyer. I told him I thought we had an agreement that he would wait for me to get there when it was a 2 day drive and that I wasn't going race someone there nor go any further. I left the next day in another direction and found a different car that I still have.
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ford truck guy wrote:Crowe wrote:AND - - - That is exactly WHY it goes to the first person with cash in hand.... Never turn down cash, if you let it walk, it MAY not walk back
AND - - - this is part of why we are becoming an uncivilized society-no respect, no keeping your word, no concept of fairness. Thankfully the OP has enough of a conscience to at least ask for advice. While some of you talk a good game about the money I've no doubt if someone broke their promise to offer you first look you would be very unhappy. A man is only as good as his word. Where have all the good men gone?
** QOUTE - We have another buyer who contacted us over a week ago when we were out of town. We told him when we get back we'll contact him and he plans on coming tomorrow. He lives about 4 hours away."
AT NO POINT did the OP state they promised they would show... They simply stated they would notify him when they got back into town... I have plenty of respect, BUT... when someone says they need to run it by their other half, that is NO WAY a SOLID sale.... NEVER is it
This doesn't even make sense. OP said he would contact original potential buyer when he, the OP, got back in town. Potential buyer said he'd be there the next day. BOTH stated they would be there. Promise is implied. As far as the wife issue-not relevant.
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Crowe wrote:ford truck guy wrote:Crowe wrote:AND - - - That is exactly WHY it goes to the first person with cash in hand.... Never turn down cash, if you let it walk, it MAY not walk back
AND - - - this is part of why we are becoming an uncivilized society-no respect, no keeping your word, no concept of fairness. Thankfully the OP has enough of a conscience to at least ask for advice. While some of you talk a good game about the money I've no doubt if someone broke their promise to offer you first look you would be very unhappy. A man is only as good as his word. Where have all the good men gone?
** QOUTE - We have another buyer who contacted us over a week ago when we were out of town. We told him when we get back we'll contact him and he plans on coming tomorrow. He lives about 4 hours away."
AT NO POINT did the OP state they promised they would show... They simply stated they would notify him when they got back into town... I have plenty of respect, BUT... when someone says they need to run it by their other half, that is NO WAY a SOLID sale.... NEVER is it
This doesn't even make sense. OP said he would contact original potential buyer when he, the OP, got back in town. Potential buyer said he'd be there the next day. BOTH stated they would be there. Promise is implied. As far as the wife issue-not relevant.
If you sell things very often you know that "NO SHOWS" are a fact. That's why I ask them to call when they are leaving
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