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as we all know, coaches are worth whatever people are willing to pay for them. circumstances, condition, location, layout, features and on and on.

i get asked to value coaches often and it is something i dont really do.

almost ten years ago i sold my 1990 38 ft newell. it was in excellent condition and was featured in motorhome magazine a couple of years ago. i totally redid everything in that coach. i sold it for 50k. i could likely get more than that for it today.

and for sure the last few years with covid, inflation and our friend andrew steele, the awareness of newells and their value has risen significantly.

a guru sent me a note a few days ago. he and his wife have been looking for several years. i met them when they came to look at a newell that ended up not being what they needed. it was a pretty coach. i looked at it. but the layout was not right. he said that they have spent a fortune going all over to look at coaches. another guru i know bought a coach i personally thought was overpriced. but to him, he knew it was high, but liked it, was tired of flying all over looking at them and needed to get into it fast for personal reasons. so, it was not overpriced when all those factors were taken into account.

the market is nuts, for how long? who knows.

i found that i am a great buyer, but a horrible seller. when i sold the 90 i sent a million pictures of it and pointed out what was wrong with it. the buyer finally called me and said stop trying to talk him out of it and wired me the money.

my last coach i had steve at arizona luxury coach sell for me and that is the way to do it. i also just sold my hot rod through a classic car broker for a pain free experience.

bob, i hope you get what you want for it or what makes you happy and that who buys it is happy as well.

my two cents worth and i am stickin to it

tom