Many RV listing companies only offer "list until sold" pricing, no consideration needs to be made for the time period of the listing.  With other companies, one must determine at the outset whether to pay for the higher-priced "list until sold" option, or a shorter (and less expensive) limited time period (such as a four week listing period).  At the end of the four weeks when the listing expires, if the RV has not been sold, a decision must be made as to whether to pay for an additional short or long-term listing.

 

Paying for a short term listings and then a longer-term listing can be more expensive than simply purchasing a "list until sold" listing at the outset.  Additionally, making a second purchase also requires additional time (although perhaps not that much) to purchase another listing. 

Thus at the outset, RV sellers should consider the additional cost if a "list until sold" listing is purchased after a shorter-term listing.  If full credit is given for the earlier listing, than there is no issue from a financial standpoint; however, this is usually not the case.

If the "list until sold" option is purchased at the outset instead of the shorter-term listing, than one of two scenarios is likely to occur.  One - the RV is sold during what would have been the shorter-term listing.  While extra money was paid for the longer term listing that would not have otherwise been required, the seller should be nonetheless happy their RV was sold quickly, and presumably at an acceptable price.  Most of us would be very happy with this outcome.

 

Second, if the RV is not sold during what would have the initial listing period, then a decision must be made as to whether to purchase an additional listing period, which will likely be more expensive than if the "list until sold" option was selected at the outset.   This situation, of course, is not only more expensive, but also can engender resentment toward the website for not producing a sale within the given time period.

 

Will the website do anything differently to sell your used RV if you've chosen to purchase the short-term listing over the list until sold listing?  Will buyers be in more of a hurry to buy your rv if you've purchased a short-term listing?  Of course not. 

 

In addition to these factors, consideration should also be given to other factors, most importantly, the market for used RV sales.  In the summer of 2006, gas prices climbed dramatically to over $3.00 per gallon, significantly higher than previous years.   Many RV owners, therefore, may be selling their used RV's as it doesn't make sense to keep an expensive vehicle that is not being used much.

 

Additionally high gas prices have resulted in RV trips being significantly more expensive, leading to fewer RV purchases from dealers.  If dealers have an overstock of RVs, they tend to drop prices and offer improved financing, which in turn depresses RV prices. 

 

Therefore, the final consideration for choosing a listing term should be the state of the rv sales market in general.  Slow markets mean longer selling times, which mean that a longer purchase term is probably better.

 

 

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