Something incredible broke out over the weekend on Facebook for a Cleveland Browns fan who’s selling his 1976 Terry travel trailer that happens to a Browns tailgating trailer. Brian Mike, the Browns fan who is asking $6,000 for his trailer, has seen the post shared over 2,000 times and 800+ comments, mostly people recommending it for their friends.
I’ve posted hundreds of these tailgating rides for sale over the years and I’ve never seen a Marketplace listing go nuts like this trailer has gone nuts. Of course this is also the first time in recent memory where Browns fans actually think the Super Bowl is a reality and they’re all-in with everything and anything Browns more than normal. It’s a frenzy out there and if you’re remotely thinking of selling a tailgating ride, I can’t recommend enough that now is that time to throw it on Marketplace and let the masses fight it out.
Folks, we could be looking at an over-asking situation here for Brian Mike. Never thought I’d live long enough to see that scenario for a tailgating ride of any kind.
Let me break down why this particular trailer has people emotional…or should have them emotional:
• Bathroom — look, I get that it’s a travel toilet, but when we’re talking about Browns tailgates, having a toilet is beyond critical. Having a personal bathroom that can be locked is a game-changer. I’ve been to the Muni Lot and was in a bus where they charged $5 to take a leak. No dumps allowed. That same day I saw a trailer like this one, but the bathroom was in the front of the trailer and it was a legit half-bath. Full-sized toilet, sink, mirror, soap and you had to have a wristband to use it. People were guarding it like a military base.
That was back when Johnny was around and the team was terrible. We’re talking about a new era here. I think you could sell 30 bathroom wristbands for $10 per game. 30 X 10 X 8 games = $2,400 per season just to take leaks.
Laugh all you want, take your respectable wife or girlfriend to the Muni Lot and you’ll wish she had the wristband. You don’t want her pissing by the highway fence. People have sent me videos of that stuff. It’s awful.
• The party deck — You have no idea how important that deck’s going to be now that thousands more Browns fans are going to be in the Muni, making it impossible to walk around. You’ll love having this private space to party and lead all your party bits like throwing beads, throwing out Jell-o shots, etc.
• Flat roof — those of you who’ve been to the Muni know that there are aerial acrobatic shenanigans that go down. Get yourself a young guy who’s willing to jump off the roof and I’m telling you, your tailgate is going to be legendary.
• A walled place to pass out and sleep after late games — the schedule changes this year…the 1 p.m. games are still there, but now you’re looking at a couple of late ones on the schedule and the possibility that NBC flexes a late-season game.
Suggestions after you purchase — need to think about adding a shittter tank and plumbing to take the bathroom to the next level. Trust me, you’ll make the money back via the wristbands.
