It's been a while since I made the deal with camping world, and thought I'd let you know how it went. I was offered a price and was told it was a firm offer unless they found water damage or hail damage. I showed up for the meeting with the camper. First red flag was no one knew I was coming even though I had a "VIP" appointment. After about 15 minutes I was assigned to someone to make the deal. We went out and inspected the camper together. Back in the office he ran some numbers and came up with a price that was $4,000 less than the firm offer.
I kept my cool and was ready to walk. I asked him what he found wrong with my camper, and he agreed it was in very good condition. I had a feeling this would happen and had a number in my head as the lowest I would accept. so, we talked a while more. when I asked what his counteroffer was, he said none!
Ready to go back home with my camper, I pointed to the number he had written as the new offer and told him "If you change this 2 to a 5, we have a deal" otherwise you have wasted both of our time. I got the line "let me talk to my manager. it's all a game they play. 10 minutes later he comes back and tells me he had to work hard to get me my number, but manager finally said "OK" I just chuckled.
I did not get the firm offer number but got the number I wanted. Yes, I could have sold privately and gotten more but did not want the hassle and wanted the quick deal. the check was to come 3-5 days later, and I withheld signing the title until I saw the check. check finally came 3 weeks later after many phone calls.
in the end I got what I wanted but so much B S came with the deal I'm just glad it's done
George the Greek