N395V
Well Known Member
Frequently the questions...
What should I pay for this RV?
What should I sell my RV for?
What's my RV worth?
...come up in various threads followed by a vigorous discussion of what they are worth and why. Some opinions are reasoned and based on evidence and others are quite speculative.
Below is a list of every RV offered for sale today on Controller, Trade a Plane, and Barnstormers. There are 15 pages of RVs for sale on Barnstormers. The prices, unless noted are ASKING PRICES.
I have been looking at these sales ads daily for years and have a few observations.
Those prices considerably higher than the pack usually have a reason ie, OSH grand Champ, mega dollar avionics etc. On many of those where the reason is not apparent I have called the seller to ask how the price was derived at. The most common answer.."I built it and that is what it's worth".
Those prices considerably lower are usually distress sales, older higher time planes, or those in poor condition.
RV4s and RV8s move quicker than the others but very few are selling at this time.
The asking prices have not changed much over the last 2 years.
The higher priced planes in each category that have sold have usually been bought by an acquaintance of the seller or purchased by a discriminating buyer who has looked at lots of planes and decided this one was worth what he/she paid.
There are 2 RV 12s (almost complete) and the asking prices are listed.
I attempted to get a comparison list of light sports to see what that market looked like but there are so many and they are so different and my knowledge of them so limited I gave up.
What should I pay for this RV?
What should I sell my RV for?
What's my RV worth?
...come up in various threads followed by a vigorous discussion of what they are worth and why. Some opinions are reasoned and based on evidence and others are quite speculative.
Below is a list of every RV offered for sale today on Controller, Trade a Plane, and Barnstormers. There are 15 pages of RVs for sale on Barnstormers. The prices, unless noted are ASKING PRICES.
I have been looking at these sales ads daily for years and have a few observations.
Those prices considerably higher than the pack usually have a reason ie, OSH grand Champ, mega dollar avionics etc. On many of those where the reason is not apparent I have called the seller to ask how the price was derived at. The most common answer.."I built it and that is what it's worth".
Those prices considerably lower are usually distress sales, older higher time planes, or those in poor condition.
RV4s and RV8s move quicker than the others but very few are selling at this time.
The asking prices have not changed much over the last 2 years.
The higher priced planes in each category that have sold have usually been bought by an acquaintance of the seller or purchased by a discriminating buyer who has looked at lots of planes and decided this one was worth what he/she paid.
There are 2 RV 12s (almost complete) and the asking prices are listed.
I attempted to get a comparison list of light sports to see what that market looked like but there are so many and they are so different and my knowledge of them so limited I gave up.
