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[Corisam]

Evening, Gang: Last Friday, a guy responded to my ongoing Craigs List: Wanted a Hawk or Grandby Shell. He has a '96 Grandby just now posted (today, Monday, June 4) on San Francisco Bay Area CL for $6250. He seemed a pretty straight shooter and forwarded me 15 pics of what appeared to be a very well kept unit. He owns a custom print shop. If you're interested.....its listed as owner in San Rafael, CA. He claims the unit has always been stored inisde and has had very, very little use. As equipped, I figured it was about 45% of the cost of a comparable new unit.

[HERR42]

so this is not an example of "holding its value" right? 45% isnt too good is it?

[Tomas Tierra]

Value is in the eye of the beholder....er, um wait...how does that go??

[kcowyo]

so this is not an example of "holding its value" right? 45% isnt too good is it?

Show me an 11 year old car/truck/SUV/RV that holds 45% of its original value.

I'd say that's quite impressive by any standard.

[Stan@FourWheel]

he's not doing to bad if he gets that price

if he is the original owner, he probably only paid $ 7000 when he bought it new in 96'

maybe Corisam was trying to say it is priced at 45% less than a new camper with the same options ?

I would be stoked if I could by a new camper, use it for 10 years, and sell it for only $ 400.00 less than I bought it for !




Stan

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[Corisam]

Stan: I believe you're absolutely right. I believe the owner of this '96 said that he paid either $8200 or $8800 for the camper new - and that, after an eleven year ownership is really holding value remarkably well. I'd figured the 45% figure was an approximation of what the unit identically equipped would cost today including tax f.o.b. Woodland, CA.