Sounds like a good buy if it is in good shape.
I love pop-ups. When I was in high school my parents had one. I was very upset when they sold it (I was 18 so a bit young to buy it from them myself).
In some ways they are the best of both worlds. They are more "camping" than a regular trailer. With the canvas (or now nylon) sides you are basically outside with plenty of fresh air, the smells of the outdoors, and you simply feel more connection with the outdoors. They are also a lot lighter than a regular trailer (a big advantage since no cars are rated for over 2K LBS anymore and mini-vans and smaller SUVs are usually only rated for 3K or 3500 LBS- that includes equipment, gear and passengers in the tow vehicle, few regular trailers are going to be under even the 3500LBS figure). Compared to a tent there are also advantages. You are raised off the ground (more comfort), have relatively comfortable bunks (more comfort), better ventilation than most tents (when the windows are open you have near as much screened window space as a screen room), more protected in bad weather, you can set them up with heat and AC, you have a sink and electricity and instead of taking storage space in your trunk (like a tent) you get a lot more space to stow your stuff.
I would definately like to buy one as soon as I can.
My $0.02 is that I can't see why someone would bother with pulling a trailer and NOT get a conventional hard-side camper trailer...?
Lets see, some reasons someone would pick a pop-up over a hard-sided camper:
-Weight. Trailers need a vehicle with a lot more trailer pulling capacity than a pop-up. Many people may find their existing car, minivan or smaller SUV can pull a pop-up but not a conventional travel trailer.
-More aerodynamic shape. They disappear behind your car. This combined with the weight and they are FAR easier to tow.
-Price. You can get a new pop-up (depending upon the specific model) for as little as $5K, a top of the line model with all the bells and whistles around $10K or so, and used you can be under $2K without buying someone else's problem.
-Connection with the outdoors. With the canvas or nylon sides a pop-up still gives you about as much connection with the outdoors as a tent, but with quite a bit more comfort. A hard sided trailer, you may as well do a hotel (OK, a slight exaggeration since in a trailer you can hang out outside for a while and even do a campfire, but with w/w carpeting, TVs, microwaves, bathrooms with showers, etc. it is hard to say a regular trailer is truly camping).
-Fun. A pop-up isn't just some compromise between the advantages of a tent and a trailer. They are quite a bit of fun on their own.
-Gas mileage. If you have a big truck that can pull anything you probably won't see a difference in your pop-up pulling mileage V. your day to day driving, a regular trailer will cut it down quite a bit. If you don't have something that can pull a good sized trailer already and are also shopping for a tow vehicle you can pick something smaller and that gets much better gas mileage.
