Bargain or scam? 2011 BF for $24.5k

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stevek
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Bargain or scam? 2011 BF for $24.5k

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On craigslist.
Mankato, Minnesota
This BF is just like mine! Same year, corner kitchen.
If it true, what a bargain!!!
45K miles
$24,500.00
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Re: Bargain or scam? 2011 BF for $24.5k

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I'd say it looks legit. There's nothing about the CL ad that causes my fraud alarm to go off.

https://mankato.craigslist.org/rvs/d/20 ... 42145.html
'06 Born Free 32 RQ Kodiak Chassis
(Former: '01 Born Free 23 RK)
Dinghy: '16 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon with a Blue Ox Aladdin tow bar.
Traveling with Sir Winston and Lady Rae (Cavalier King Charles Spaniels)
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Re: Bargain or scam? 2011 BF for $24.5k

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Roger.... don't you think thats a SUPER buy?

I think the invoice on mine was $105 brand new.
I bought mine used from Tony of PA. It was only a year old.
We flew from CA to PA. And drove back Tony was a real nice guy.
This one for sale is exactly like mine.
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Re: Bargain or scam? 2011 BF for $24.5k

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It is $10000 below NADA average retail that seems low
2012 25' rb
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Re: Bargain or scam? 2011 BF for $24.5k

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stevek wrote:Roger.... don't you think thats a SUPER buy?

I think the invoice on mine was $105 brand new.
I bought mine used from Tony of PA. It was only a year old.
We flew from CA to PA. And drove back Tony was a real nice guy.
This one for sale is exactly like mine.

Yes Steve, it's an amazing buy. The invoice on my '06 was $154k and I bought it from a dealer in Illinois in '15 for $39k with 36k miles on it. There are good buys out there if you wait long enough. You never know what the story is until you investigate it though. It could have a salvage title. Or the seller could be desperate to sell it for what he has left on the loan... or any number of other scenarios.

I'm just not seeing anything in the ad itself that screams "scam" like you'd expect to see. As always, though, it's Caveat Emptor on Craigslist.
'06 Born Free 32 RQ Kodiak Chassis
(Former: '01 Born Free 23 RK)
Dinghy: '16 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon with a Blue Ox Aladdin tow bar.
Traveling with Sir Winston and Lady Rae (Cavalier King Charles Spaniels)
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