Hi Stocki
It's very much up to you.
Our cheapest van was bought for £50 pounds(the seller needed the space) we towed it for 3 years and used it as a static for another 2 years.
In 2008 we bought a little Abbey Lincoln on e.bay for £500 pounds,with all equipment, just to see if I could return to caravaning after a 10 year gap. We loved that little van an towed it right up to the Dornoch Firth. Needless to say we were hooked again, so, last year we traded the Abbey inagainst our ABI Dalesman and we got £900 as a trade in and kept the equipment.
There are some dodgy people on Ebay, but there are also a lot of genuine people.
Good luck, and I hope you find something and have as much pleasure as we have over the past 28 years.
Cyril <><
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Nothing wrong with Ebay, could have sold our old one 10x over. Folks willing to travel from all over, the buyer drove 200 miles to collect. Not all of the Ebay sales are auctions, most are classifieds much the same as the vastly overpriced (to advertise) Autotrader. Just apply some simple rules, take a knowledgeable friend & look under / behind / inside everything. Damp meter is good idea.
First thing to do is find the kerbweight of your car and then find 85% of this which is the recommended maximum you should tow (especially if you're new to towing)
Then start looking for 2 berth vans which fall within this figure.
Loads of good bargains to be had on eBay but remeber it's buyer beware and if possible take an experienced caravanning friend with you when you go to look at a potential van.
I bought my 1969 Fisher Holivan for £495 and she is goreous!! Small, compact, easy to tow and currently undergoing a radical make over!