Travel Trailer Kelley Blue Book and Other Pricing Resources

Travel Trailer Kelley Blue Book and Other Pricing Tools

A Kelley Blue Book seems to be the simple way to price your travel trailer. Kelley Blue Books, however, can mislead you. PPL believes pricing a RV should primarily be done based on actual data from actual sales transactions.  Click on the topics below for more information.

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

 

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Actual Selling Prices

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 RV Consignment Program that includes free appraisals using Travel Trailer & RV Kelley Blue Books plus lots of experience.  

The best indication of the Fair Market Value of an RV are actual selling prices. PPL has sold over 2300 consigned vehicles in the last 2 years. Click on the type of vehicle to see a list with date sold and price sold.

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

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Free Appraisals

Many owners take advantage of the Free Professional Appraisal when they list their unit for sale at PPL, the Largest RV Consignment Dealer in the USA.  Click on this link learn how to sell your RV Quickly for a fair price and hassle free, Too!

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RV Bluebooks and Price Guides

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

• Price guides for automobiles are derived by analyzing a vast amount of actual used car sales data.
• Price guides for used Recreational Vehicles are mostly determined by taking a percentage of the original manufacturers suggested retail price.

This means price guides may not even be close to current market value.  Also, many options are included in the original manufacturers suggested retail price so it is difficult to know which, if any, options should be added.  This makes using price guides difficult.

Kelly 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. 

Kelly Bluebook for Motorhomes	37.50
Kelly Bluebook for Trailers & 5th Wheels	37.50

 

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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

A number of factors affect the value of your recreational vehicle. These primarily include:

• Overall condition: Does it have any water leaks, discoloration, dents or other structural imperfections? Has it been well maintained? 
• Mileage: If it is a motorized vehicle, is the mileage average and does it run as expected? 
• Accessories:  such as awnings, satellite dishes, solar panels, automatic leveling, etc.  Keep in mind many of these items are included in pricing guides.

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Customer Comments

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

Very professional service and friendly, too. I really enjoyed working with PPL, it is a great place to sell your RV and trailer @ a great price, too!
Raffaela M.

Your people have always been pleasant, courteous, and helpful to me. Have traded with you for a long time.
Mr. Earl G.
Houston, TX

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