Kelly Recreational Vehicle Blue Book and Other Pricing Resources

Kelly Recreational Vehicle Blue Books and Other Pricing Tools

A Recreational Vehicle Blue Book would seem to be the simple way to price your unit. RV Blue Books, however, can mislead you. PPL believes RV prices should be based on actual selling prices and comparisons to other RVs on the Market.  Click on the topics below for more information about appraising and selling a Recreational Vehicle.

Factors Affecting Values	RV Blue Books	Free  Appraisals
Compare with Actual Selling Prices	Compare with Units for Sale	Customer Comments

 

If you are considering the sale of your Recreational Vehicle, the button to the left should be used to request the free booklet "Nine Steps to Selling Your RV...Avoid Common Mistakes". This booklet could save your many hundreds of dollars and help make the sale of your unit hassle free.

Free Appraisals

Many RVers take advantage of the PPL's Free Appraisal when they list their unit for sale at PPL's huge 15 acre recreational vehicle consignment center. PPL is the Largest RV Consignment Dealer in the USA selling over 1800 RVs in the last 2 years.  Click on this link learn how to sell your Recreational Vehicle Quickly and Hassle Free, Too!

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Price Guides for Recreational Vehicles

Please note the following about RV price guides as compared to automobile price guides:

• Auto price guides analyze a vast amount of actual used car sales data to arrive at book prices.
• Guide prices for used RVs are mostly determined by taking a percent of the manufacturers suggested retail price. This makes guides inacccurate.  If you are not careful, many options will be double counted because they are already included in the original manufacturers suggested retail. PPL does not recommend relying solely on book values.

Kelley Price Guides not available online. However, you may purchase  these guides from PPL (Please be aware that these guides are likely to be inaccurate).  The prices below are for a single recent issue and not for an annual subscription. 

Kelley Bluebook for Motor Homes & Van Campers	37.50
Kelley Bluebook for Travel Trailers & 5th Wheels	37.50

Price guides for RVs are difficult to use and not very accurate. For this reason, PPL would prefer that you call us to discuss the value of your RV that your are selling.   None the less, we will be happy to look up book values for you free of charge. However, PPL's appraisals based on actual market prices have proven to be more accurate. Please call 1-800-755-4775 to discuss the value of the recreational vehicle you are selling.

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Actual Selling Prices

PPL believes that the best indication of the Fair Market Value of an RV are actual selling prices. PPL has sold over 2300 consigned recreational vehicles in the last 2 years. Although PPL subscribes to Kelly Recreational Vehicle Blue Books, they are only one of the resources used to price listed RVs. Click on the type of vehicle to see a list with date sold and price sold.

• Diesel Recreational Vehicles
• Class A Gasoline Recreational Vehicles
• Class C (Mini) & Class B (Vans) Motor Homes
• Fifth Wheel Trailers
• Travel Trailers

We believe that PPL's free professional appraisal, using experience that comes from being the Consignment Specialist since 1972, is the best way to price your unit. Check out our Free Appraisals & Consignment Program. 

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Compare with Prices of Other Recreational Vehicles Advertised for Sale

You may want to compare your vehicle with similar vehicles for sale. Searching through online advertising for comparable vehicles is one way of doing this. For your convenience, sites that advertise a large number of  vehicles are listed below. Again, keep in mind that advertised prices may be considerably above or below the fair market value.

• Used RVs For Sale at PPL - Large selection of consigned vehicles for sale.
• www.rvclassified.com
• www.funroads.com
• www.rvsearch.com
• www.rvtraderonline.com

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Factors to Consider in Pricing Your Unit

Important factors that affect the value of your recreational vehicle include:

• Overall condition: Does it have any water leaks, discoloration, dents or other structural imperfections? Has it been well maintained or does it show a lot ware and tear? 
• Mileage:  Is the mileage average and does it run as expected for similar motorized RVs? 
• Accessories:  such as levelers, awnings, TV satellite antennas, solar panels, backup cameras, etc.  Keep in mind many of these items are included in pricing guides since they are included in the manufacturer's MSRP.

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Customer Comments

Thanks for a great job in selling our motor home.
Robert W.

I am amazed at the speed and efficiency of the sale. I am very pleased that you sold it in 2 weeks! Thanks!
Lowell W.

Everything in the process was explained up front with no surprises. They are professionals.
Donald V.

(More customer comments about PPL's recreational vehicle consignments are included here )

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