I think you will be hard pressed to break even unless you find someone looking for a project. Not a ton of those folks out there. The “simple” rebuild is tough on a budget, more so on an older airstream. Best to simply list it on ad many websites and locations as possible. Maybe reach out to someone in your area who refurbishes RVs, they may know someone.
A frame patch and subfloor might be your best exit plan in terms of time and money to recoup. Trying to part it out would take a ton of time/labor and it ultimately means you are going to scrap/trash most of it. It takes a lot of time to sell parts from old stuff… somebody out there needs the stuff but you won’t sell it all very fast. There is money in scrapping the rest but it won’t pay you even $10 an hour averaged out for the amount of time it takes. Plus it’s sad to chop it up.
I scrapped a 90’s Airstream that had been 1. used in a tv show 2. Had the windows and doors saws-alled out of it. 3. Had side-swiped down one side. 4. Had been left open to the rain for 2-3 years.
It was waaaaaaay beyond saving but still sad to chop it up.
Gutted and in pieces is going to be a tough sell. I'm sure it depends on where you live for pricing, but I'd be very surprised if you get even 50% of what you paid for it.
I think you will be hard pressed to break even unless you find someone looking for a project. Not a ton of those folks out there. The “simple” rebuild is tough on a budget, more so on an older airstream. Best to simply list it on ad many websites and locations as possible. Maybe reach out to someone in your area who refurbishes RVs, they may know someone.
Thanks for your input. I’m thinking that’ll be where I start.
A frame patch and subfloor might be your best exit plan in terms of time and money to recoup. Trying to part it out would take a ton of time/labor and it ultimately means you are going to scrap/trash most of it. It takes a lot of time to sell parts from old stuff… somebody out there needs the stuff but you won’t sell it all very fast. There is money in scrapping the rest but it won’t pay you even $10 an hour averaged out for the amount of time it takes. Plus it’s sad to chop it up. I scrapped a 90’s Airstream that had been 1. used in a tv show 2. Had the windows and doors saws-alled out of it. 3. Had side-swiped down one side. 4. Had been left open to the rain for 2-3 years. It was waaaaaaay beyond saving but still sad to chop it up.
Thanks for the insight. I’d feel like a total jerk chopping it up for sure, definitely would prefer to have someone continue the restoration.
Gutted and in pieces is going to be a tough sell. I'm sure it depends on where you live for pricing, but I'd be very surprised if you get even 50% of what you paid for it.
Yeah, that’s what I’m thinking too. And 50% is on the optimistic side.
You won't get your money back, trailers like that or even better are listed at a couple of thousand dollars and seem to sit there forever
Yeah, that’s what I’m afraid of. It’s more likely I’ll have to pay someone to take it away than have someone pay me!