When is the Best Time to Buy a Camper
When you’ve outgrown the tent? The simple answer is – anytime you find the right deal. But you have to be looking in order to find it.
Whether you are looking to buy a pop up camper, caravan, camper trailer or campervan, there are various times of the year when you are more likely to find a greater selection of campers for sale. More in a minute, but the financial downturn that we’ve been experiencing has also had an effect on camper sales. In this regard, there has been an increase in people wanting to own a camper vehicle (CV) and get away more often. The lower Australian dollar has also meant holidaying at home (Australia) is better value especially for camping and caravaning. If you haven’t noticed, there’s a resurgence happening. Now about the time of year. if you take a seasonal perspective on buying a camper, you’ll have a pretty good idea of what Im about to tell you. Winter is a good time to buy a bargain because the CV tends to be used less and in particular towards Spring, you will normally see an increase in the number of CV’s for sale. A great barometer is eBay.com.au. Just enter your search terms in the search bar and on any given week there will be campers coming and going via the sales proces. You can also track a sale and measure the inquiry levels on each listing. This is excellent buyer research information. It also provides the opportunity for buying a camper on ebay.
School holiday periods also influence when campers are placed on the market for sale. By the way, Im only referring to the sale of used campers here, but that doesn’t mean you wont find a bargain on a camper that’s less than 1 or 2 years old. So then, just after school holidays is a good time to be looking for a camper. This is why buying a camper on ebay offers great potential. When there are loads of campers for sale around these seasonal periods, sellers quickly become impatient because it takes a little longer to sell or they have “moved on” and want to get rid of it. You will find many sellers put their camper on the market right after Christmas holidays. Its the big vacation period, they’ve had their fun and may have even made a decision to upgrade to a caravan or later model.
Ideally, a seller who “needs” to sell or has the “dont want it anymore” attitude, is where you will get the best deal. Combine this with an over supply in the market just after Winter or school holidays and you have the best time to buy – if the price is right. And you’ll know if the price is right because you will have been using the Camper Purchase Checklist while looking and making offers on campers leading up to the point where you’ve just found the BIG ONE!
Tips on buying a camper: When looking at buying a pop up camper, or CV generally, you will develop a better understanding of value when you compare “apples with apples”. This means using a checklist to consistently compare campers based on their condition, age, features and extras, then applying this as a measure of value against asking price.
In view of everything that’s been mentioned here, if buying, I would still be constantly looking for a bargain no matter what time of year it is. Depending upon your requirements it may take more time or less time to source the right camper. One thing’s for certain, you’ll have great times and enjoy the camper trailer experience.
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