How to determine the value of a camper?

[tay666]

My wife and I have a camper at a local campground.
We bought it a couple years ago for $3000 from a private owner.
(back when we actually had money)
Is there any way to find out what it is actually worth so I know if we need to try and protect it in the CH7 we will be going for?

[ssdsco]

You might try ebay to get an idea of the value.

[lrprn]

My wife and I have a camper at a local campground. We bought it a couple years ago for $3000 from a private owner. (back when we actually had money) Is there any way to find out what it is actually worth so I know if we need to try and protect it in the CH7 we will be going for?

Try the NADA blue book. They value recreational vehicles as well as cars - http://www.nadaguides.com/SectionHom...=25&p=0&f=5602

Also do a Google search for your own year and model of camper You'll get a good assortment of hits online for folks selling their campers at various RV sites.

This is how we valued our pop-up camper when we filed.

[tay666]

Thanks but no joy.
Nolo doesn't have the camper listed.
Neither does ebay, and no useful hits on google so far either.


Seems a 1988 Ventura by Cobra travel trailer isn't very popular.

[JollyGG]

Are you filing with a lawyer? Ours helped us with some valuation things (some that surprised me). We only valued our old 1983 S-10 truck at $100. I thought that was low until I got to the 341 and saw a lot of old beaters with that value. He put a $500 value on our pop-up camper after asking us a few questions about it.

[tay666]

The plan is to have a lawyer.
But I want to get everything pretty much lined up myself before we hire one.
That way I've got my head wrapped around most of it, and shouldn't need the lawyer for too much other than his insight into what will or will not fly with our trustee.

Better to have a plan (and a back-up plan) in place and not need it.
Than to need it and not have it.