10 Steps To Selling A Used Caravan

When selling a used caravan first impressions are extremely important! This is especially true for a buyer of a secondhand caravan. The buyer is likely to want to spend extended amounts of time in the caravan so it is important to create a good impression straight away. Selling on-line is great for caravans as you can reach a huge audience with just one advert. Be thorough and you will be successful.

1. Firstly give your caravan a spring clean. Empty it of all your personal belongings and clean it thoroughly inside and out, including all appliances.

2. If there are any small low cost jobs to be done consider doing them! This will create a good impression for any prospective buyer.

3. Carry out all of the checks that a prospective buyer would. This way you can set a fair price and remind yourself of all the great things about your caravan, as well as areas that need improvement.

4. Write an accurate and enticing description, include as much relevant information as possible in your description. Be completely honest and you will save time in the long run.

5. Take pictures. Provide a number of pictures showing as much of the caravan as necessary to give prospective buyers a good idea of what your caravan is like and the condition that it is in. Adverts with pictures attract significantly more attention than ones without.

6. Ensure that you have all the necessary paperwork. Including CriS documentation, service history and any repair receipts. Any customer will want to see these so that they know they are not making a bad purchase.

7. Place the caravan in an easily accessible place. Anybody that is coming to view your caravan will be pleased if it is located on flat ground and they can walk all the way around it.

8. When all of these tasks have been completed your caravan will be an attractive prospect for any potential buyer and with the huge number of customers who search on the web for used caravans it will surely not be long before your caravan has found its new owner!

9. After making the sale you should arrange a secure way to take payment. If necessary ask your bank about how to safely receive money from a customer. Be aware that taking cash, cheques or bankers drafts can in some instances leave you vulnerable to unscrupulous buyers.

10. The final job is to make sure that you have provided the new owner with all of the relevant paperwork. Don’t forget to transfer CRiS ownership, if applicable, with the CRV2 registration documents. This must be filled out by both the seller and the new owner and sent to CriS who will charge a small fee to register the new owner of the caravan.