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[TurnerFam]

buying from a 'consignment' dealer is really buying from the original OWNER - but the dealer simply helps transact the deal. The difference, though, between a new/used Dealer and a Consignment sale is that the dealer is not part of the 'transaction' on a consignment deal, meaning that he has no risk in the transaction, no warranty for the new customer, does not have anything to do with what works, or doesn't, on the RV, and does not hold any title to the RV - he is simply 'transacting' the sale for the owner.

Many owners use Consignment dealers because the dealer already has a 'lot' of RVs, already know 'how' to sale an RV, and basically has a good place to 'park' the RV for sale. It also removes the owner from the day-to-day folks who want to 'see' and 'walk thru' the RV, but it also means that the dealer is not as likely to care as much about whether it sales or not, versus selling the customer one from their own stock.

Consignments are a 'go between' from trading in your RV to a dealer, and 'selling' it on your own. It 'may' work, or it may 'not', but generally the dealer will demand a certain time-frame minimum to sell it, with a fee, of course, but like real-estate, if the RV does not sell, you have no cost by letting them try.