Older Elite II Haulmark trailer Options

[jhynesrockmtn]

I have been looking for an enclosed trailer to haul my 914 race car and when needed trailer a 356 project. I was looking at more standard and cheap 8.5 by 20, name the cheap brand, slightly used.

I ran across an older 99, 18ft, Haulmark Elite II race trailer. It has a winch and awning which I would add to a trailer and a top deck which I would not and it looks weird on a small trailer. It may come in handy for storage though.

Any experience with these. Are they better built than the generic trailersplus.com trailers? It has new tires and looks to be on decent shape. Of course I will go look at it.
They are asking $6,500 which seems steep for a 20 year old trailer. Is $5,500 too much?

[jhynesrockmtn]

The owner was pissed that I sent a nicely worded exploratory offer and responded in all CAPS about it being way too low. She can sit on it and will probably sell it for less than what I told her I thought it was worth.

I ended up finding a basically new 2019 Cargo Mate outfitted as a car hauler with upgraded heavy duty axles, escape hatch, fully finished interior. Basically all of the upgrades. The owner used it for a 500 mile haul and then parked it. He threw in a new in the box weight distribution set up, strap set, spare set up. Not a killer deal at $7k but I felt it was fair. Will be adding a winch, covering the floor and adding some storage, etc.
Towed great on the trip home.