How to sell your van, from listing to handover.

Where vans get sold

Most sellers use several channels at once: general classifieds, vehicle marketplaces, vanlife groups and forums, and specialist camper dealers or consignment. A community marketplace like RME Market reaches buyers who already understand conversions and can read a spec list. Whichever you use, keep the facts identical across every listing.

A photo checklist

• All four exterior corners in daylight, plus the roof (solar, fan, rack).
• Interior from the rear doors and from the side door, wide.
• Bed made up, kitchen and storage open, bathroom or toilet setup if any.
• Electrical bay with the battery and inverter labels readable.
• Water tanks, heater and gas locker.
• Dashboard with the odometer, and any warning lights visible rather than hidden.
• Known flaws: rust, damage, worn upholstery. Buyers trust listings that show them.

Paperwork and handover

• Have the title in your name and ready, with a bill of sale that records the price, date, mileage and “as-is” terms where your state allows.
• Let a serious buyer arrange an independent inspection; a pre-purchase inspection protects you as much as them.
• Meet at a bank, a DMV or another public place in daylight, and bring someone with you.
• Take payment in a form you can verify before you hand over the keys and title: a cashier’s check verified at the issuing bank, or a bank transfer you have watched clear. Do not accept overpayment and refund stories, gift cards, cryptocurrency or verification-code requests.
• Remove your plates if your state requires it, cancel the insurance after the transfer, and keep a copy of everything.

What RME does and does not do

RME Market is a classifieds feature. RME does not process payments, hold funds, act as escrow, ship, insure or guarantee a sale. The in-app safety sheet says it plainly: “Market is person-to-person. Meet in public, inspect before you pay, and keep messages in RME.” Use the report control on any listing or conversation that looks wrong and keep your messages and receipts.