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 We are still looking for a tt we were outbid on three on ebay. Is it just me or are the prices at the moment for tt steep. I know it coming into season for camping but i think people are paying OTT for them. One we liked and were outbid on was a conway canterbury 1982 it for £975. we have decided to look at private sellers in papers etc.

   What is a reasonable price for a conway aged between 1985 - 1996 seen a few advised privately about these sort of years. Have seen a conway colt 1988 and a conway cambridge dl 1994. Any help would be appreciated.

    Thanks Jo 

The Canterbury would have been a 1992, not 1982, and so while  £975 would be top whack for it, it's not outrageous if it had a lot of extras.

Yes, it's an expensive time of year for buying TTs. Everyone is thinking ahead to summer holidays and there's only a few weeks for you english folk to get ready for them. If you could wait till the end of september, you'd get one half the price.

It's difficult to advise on prices for such a wide range of models as were made between 1985 and 1996. A 1994 Cambridge in good condition could fetch as much as the Canterbury for example. A good condition Colt though? £400 tops at the moment, if it had extras?

Your best bet for bargains is your local paper, as you say. But even then it's a sellers market.

 Sorry the Canterbury was a 1992 Val my mistake got carried away typing.

 Just been to look at a Colt was in good condition trailer and canvas but no extras but was £200 but i'm off to see a 1994 cambridge tomorrow with extras they asking £500 so gona keep my options open at moment.

 But has people say end of season would be best time to buy but we want now so we gona have to pay alittle more than i'd hoped. We go away in few weeks and really want a bit more comfort than the tent we have plus more space for kids if it rains it will be worth it.

  JO

hi jo  a friend of mine has a trigano oceane on e bay at the moment it has a buy now price of £1550.00 it is a 2004 model and i have to say it is imaculate .it has a electric hook up ,water pump picnic table and hitch lock included so it ready to go .have been away with them when they have used the tt and it is lovely, infact we brought a tt because we liked theirs. also has under bend tents so it can sleep 8 people with ease ,she is in west midlands so not far if you wanted to view

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     Thanks it looks a loverly TT but a bit out of our budget but sure someone will snap it up.

   JO.

  As a buyer i would say put starting price a bit lower and put a reserve price the lower the bidding starts the more it will attract people and will bid more. If starting price too high you may not have much interest people like to think they are getting a bargin i do, thats my opinion hope this helps. good luck with selling it.

 JO

My advice is if you're intending to sell a TT on Ebay then get it out, put it up, with everything tight and neat and take fifty or sixty good pix of it with a digicam and choose the best 10. None of this "Oh I can't peg it down on the drive" stuff. Invest £15 on a night at the local campsite putting it up and add ££££ to the selling price.

I have a mild interest in looking at TTs on Ebay and I'm amazed at how bad some of the pictures and descriptions are. A crumpled heap of grimey looking canvas will not attract bids, nor will "I haven't opened it to check so not sure what's there." Yet I've also seen older units go for excellent prices because of the good pictures and precise, informative  descriptions. Damage? Describe it and show a picture. Extras? Line em up and take a picture. Make the beds with a nice matching duvet and pillows, so it looks inviting. I draw the line at tablecloths...unless you have the original one Conway used to supply to match the curtains, lol. And for goodness sake, if the poles have lost springs and buttons then shell out £5 for a couple of packs of them, do the repair and then be able to say "All poles are fully sprung and have working buttons." You'll get your money back for this!

Quote: Originally posted by Jan P on 24/6/2008

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I think folding campers are going too cheap or not at all. Trailer tents seem expensive in comparison.

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hi i sold one off the ukcs ads side the other week for my  mate it was Conway Canterbury 1992 he sold it for £330 ,£70 short of waht he wanted for it but it was sat in his garage for two years without being used  so keep looking you'll find one eventually,also look in the frecycle groups and loot.

andy

Quote: Originally posted by bish04 on 24/6/2008

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We are still looking for a tt we were outbid on three on ebay. Is it just me or are the prices at the moment for tt steep. I know it coming into season for camping but i think people are paying OTT for them.

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