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07-23-2017, 10:28 AM
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Rivet Master
1972 31' Sovereign
Currently Looking...
felton
, California
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 692
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It's amazing what some are asking for gutted units ..
check this one out, $15,000 !! what would this cost to rebuild ? How many hours invested or cost should you have a skilled contractor do the job ?!!
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/rvs/6232160831.html
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07-23-2017, 10:54 AM
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Rivet Master
1974 Argosy 26
Morrill
, Nebraska
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 6,014
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Way too much $$$$$$.
You will spend at least twice that on bringing it back to usable condition.
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07-23-2017, 12:02 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1972 25' Tradewind
Calgary
, Alberta
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 297
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That does seem like a lot. In Canada Airstreams are a bit rarer then in the US.
One that is gutted and or should be gutted is easily worth 5-10k just for a shell that is in good shape. 10k US = 7k Canadian-+.
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07-23-2017, 01:00 PM
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Rivet Master
1994 30' Excella
Mississauga
, Ontario
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,234
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hey Monza. You have your numbers backwards. US dollar is worth more than Can. right now.
Al
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07-23-2017, 01:20 PM
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Moderator
2017 26' Flying Cloud
Alamo Heights
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,493
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IMHO what they're offering is worth closer to $1,500 than $15,000. It's a medium-to-long '70s trailer before gray tanks were the norm, you rely on the seller's diligence on labeling and organizing the interior parts that are probably in a pile somewhere, and he's been keeping it under that shed in a very dry-looking place and promises it has no leaks.
Unless it's a very special trailer (rare or particularly desirable size/floorplan, etc) for $15,000 I'd expect a '70s trailer to be ready to camp in or 50%+ restored needing to be finished. This trailer is 5% restored, they've just done the demo and you don't know how well that was done.
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07-24-2017, 11:28 AM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Taos
, New Mexico
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 566
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It's every day business - sellers ask what they think something is worth (or what someone may pay for an item) and buyers / market makers then decide if it is worth that or not. Some sellers use the "start high and be willing to drop a price" and others believe the price is right and will stick with it. In the end - something is worth exactly what someone else will actually pay for it ...
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07-24-2017, 11:33 AM
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Rivet Master
1997 30' Excella
1961 26' Overlander
1954 22' Flying Cloud
1981 28' Airstream 280
San Antonio
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,436
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Monza
That does seem like a lot. In Canada Airstreams are a bit rarer then in the US.
One that is gutted and or should be gutted is easily worth 5-10k just for a shell that is in good shape. 10k US = 7k Canadian-+.
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Ummmm 10kUS=12.5KCA
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07-24-2017, 11:35 AM
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Rivet Master
2019 25' International
Washington
, Washington, D.C.
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 1,260
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If you read the seller's ad though, it looks like he's done a lot of the "hard work" on the unit, doesn't it?
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07-24-2017, 11:45 AM
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Moderator
2017 26' Flying Cloud
Alamo Heights
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,493
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PatLee
If you read the seller's ad though, it looks like he's done a lot of the "hard work" on the unit, doesn't it?
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Not really. He's taken out the interior furnishings and interior skins. While that's time-consuming, it's much less "hard work" than putting together all the systems (plumbing, 120V electrical, 12V electrical and propane) and building a nice interior, putting new axles/bearings/brakes, finding and sealing all the leaks and potential leaks the seller knows nothing about because he has the trailer parked under a shed in an arid place, etc. Demo seems like a huge task at the time, but it's a small fraction of the work involved, and demands a miniscule fraction of the skill required to actually complete the project.
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Zero Gravitas — 2017 Flying Cloud 26U | WBCCI# 15566
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07-24-2017, 11:48 AM
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4 Rivet Member
1972 25' Tradewind
Calgary
, Alberta
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 297
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bwoodtx
Ummmm 10kUS=12.5KCA
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Ya my bad, some how my math made sense to me 7k US costs me 10k Canadian is what I think I tried to say...
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07-24-2017, 12:09 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2015 25' Flying Cloud
GILBERT
, Arizona
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 377
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It's just MONEY, if you have it, you spend it, before your kids or the government gets it.
I see people think that a rebuild is a easy thing to do.
Then after poring lots of time and money into it, someone else take it on. Someone down the line will get a good deal or start all over.
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07-24-2017, 12:11 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1973 31' Sovereign
Middletown
, California
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 424
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The seller did mention dreaming in the ad!
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07-24-2017, 01:46 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1998 34' Limited
Lawrenceville
, Georgia
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 220
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Absolutely no doubt that it needs axles. It's much closer to $1500.00 in value than $15,000.00. From the looks of it, and according to the post, there really wasn't a good reason to completely gut it.
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07-24-2017, 02:45 PM
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Rivet Master
1960 28' Ambassador
Vintage Kin Owner
1998 25' Safari
Avonton
, Ontario
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,331
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07-24-2017, 02:46 PM
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Rivet Master
1982 31' Airstream 310
champaign
, Illinois
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 4,071
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The "hard work is already done" is a bunch of bologna. You can find many many many rigs in this condition or something very similar. You'll spend as much time in just "research" for the rebuild as they put in for the demo.
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07-24-2017, 03:41 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1967 17' Caravel
Austin
, Texas
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 221
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It took me one week to demo/gut my '1967 Caravel (17'). I took me 14 months to put it all back together...albeit with a few "improvements"
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07-24-2017, 04:51 PM
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Rivet Master
1991 34' Excella
1963 26' Overlander
1961 26' Overlander
Central
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 5,919
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I looked back at my notes;
45.5 hrs to remove the interior, skins, lift off the shell, remove the belly pan and cut/epoxy new floor boards. 21X that time to reassemble.
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07-24-2017, 05:00 PM
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Retired.
Currently Looking...
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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FWIW, I sold our '74, ready to camp, for $6k--with two LCD televisions and a Hensley Arrow.
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07-24-2017, 05:12 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1972 25' Tradewind
Calgary
, Alberta
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 297
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Quote:
Originally Posted by overlander63
FWIW, I sold our '74, ready to camp, for $6k--with two LCD televisions and a Hensley Arrow.
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How long ago? That would be a great deal today.
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07-24-2017, 05:14 PM
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Retired.
Currently Looking...
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, At Large
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 21,276
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Monza
How long ago? That would be a great deal today.
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February 6, 2017.
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