The Barefoot Forge

Your Ring Is special, We think so too.

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Pre Purchase Consulting

Let’s get you the exact right Vanagon!

Seriously, it takes a LOT to get you what you need, and we want to help. I bet we can answer almost any question you write down in advance of your call, and tailor your personal goals to the type of bus you really need. HOPEFULLY we talk you out of one completely lol.
We won’t, so let’s get you the right bus!

My first bus was a true train wreck, that story resounds with SOOOO many bus owners.
We seriously all wish we would have bought the other one once we narrowed it down to two.
Let me help you get the right one!

With our experience helping others find and build out their dream busses, and a LOT of negotiations over the years- we’re ready to help you find the bus that meets YOUR goals and budget.
I’m watching the listings of vans for sale nearly every day, not just here- globally. Seriously, it’s a sickness, I own 7 at the time of typing this….
SO, I know what’s out there, I know what the pricing is- let’s get you the right deal.

How It Works

Buying Your First Vanagon

  • We SCHEDULE a time. By scheduling, we can do it at off peak hours that are convenient for both parties, helping us keep the price lower and the value higher.

  • We Send over a questionnaire for you to print out and complete. This gives you a chance to reflect in advance of our scheduled call on your budget, goals, timelines, etc. Let’s have those answers, spousal discussions, and general dreams solidified so we can help them become realities!

  • We chat! We’ll spend an hour via a video call chatting about your response to the questionnaire, showing you real world examples via video, and sending links back and forth. We’ll analyze the links of vehicles you’re considering, and discuss each one. We plan all initial consultations on a 1 hour basis, trust me…. we’ll fill the hour! We charge $100/hr for the first 1-60 minutes, and then do it in 15 minute chunks for an additional $25/1-15 minute chunk. (as part of the same continuous, scheduled call)

  • If you miss out on that van, don’t worry- we’re here to have an additional discussion until we get you the bus of your dreams! With your initial package of 1 hour of discussion, you also get emails summarizing an additional 4 links after the fact. Want to keep the discussion going and send links back and forth for a year before you inevitably buy a sprinter van and arguing my value by saying you “were just being friendly and asking a question?” NOPE, but plenty of people have, so we’re nipping that off right now…. and offering additional packages for hire beyond that initial chat!
    If that first hour didn’t help you find the right van, and the other four vans you sent over afterwards and received personalized responses to didn’t work- you can hire us for additional ongoing consulting! Let’s chat.

Selling Your Vanagon

  • We SCHEDULE a time. By scheduling, we can do it at off peak hours that are convenient for both parties, helping us keep the price lower and the value higher.

  • We Send over a questionnaire for you to print out and complete. This gives you a chance to reflect in advance of our scheduled call on the actual condition of your van, the upgrades you’ve done, the receipts you can provide, the maintenance records, reflect on the pictures you’ve taken for us to discuss/critique, etc.
    If you just want to tell me stories about your adventures and trips for an hour, i’m into it, seriously- it’ll be awesome, but it’s going to cost $100. Best find me around a campfire at a VW Bus campout and share your stories for free.

  • We critique your questionnaire, photos, and help you get a realistic sense of the market for YOUR van, estimating a sales price in terms of “Sells fast at this price” “Sells fair at this price” (Trust me- they’re different prices!). We spend an hour on a video chat sending each other comparable links, discussing each one. We plan all initial consultations on a 1 hour basis, trust me…. we’ll fill the hour! We charge $100/hr for the first 1-60 minutes, and then do it in 15 minute chunks for an additional $25/1-15 minute chunk. (as part of the same continuous, scheduled call)

  • We’re there to answer some questions after the listing gets made, we’ll share your listing to some of our followers directly- amplifying your chances to be seen, and hopefully- we’ll help you sell that van!
    We don’t take a commission of the sale, we get paid for our time.