to all you bitches!

[AZ_Five56]

Since we're b****'in...
I'm tired of the first thing they ask without even looking at the item... 'is that your lowest price?'- no matter how low an item is priced.

That drives me nuts. If negotiation is going to happen at all, tell me what you want me to pay and maybe what you're basing that valuation on. If they ask me for my lowest price, I just tell them, "I'm asking [asking price], but I'm open to offers." Half the people won't even respond after that.

reminds me of one time selling a horse... guy drives 200 miles with trailer to pickup horse - turns out to not be the guy who we talked with but his "brother in law" (another mexicant) - he only brought 200 less than the agreed on price- until I told bye-bye- he magically found the 200 in the truck - THEN he want me to give him gas money to get home...

It always helps your negotiations to know how far they're traveling from. Years back, I had a guy travel from Buckeye out to East Mesa to pick up a TV from me. It sounded like he was good on the price when we talked on the phone, but I guess he wanted to show off his negotiation skills in front of his wife. He offered me $50 less on a tv I was only selling for $200. And I just thought to myself, you couldn't pay me $50 to make that drive round trip. So, I just said I was firm on the price. It was embarrassing to watch the shame come over him in front of his wife. He probably told her that it was a sure thing that they would pay $50 less. But, they bought it. They were already in the sunk cost of the drive time and fuel money.

 

[Harrier]

'you will remember the negotiation long after the price you paid'.

I usually do some research on what things in various conditions are selling for and keep tabs of the market for what I'm selling - so if I price something at or below fair market price, then I usually stand firm...

Sometimes I do tack on a little more than going price if I have to cover additional expenses... like multiple gun show entrance and 100 mile trips to sell something... BUT I do feel negotiation is part of a sale and if someone is willing to stand around and jaw with me a bit, get to know one another so to speak, I'll often come down that $50 they are asking for...

When I'm the buyer, I figure if I don't ask then i won't get, but there is a time and place and way to do that little dance.

 

[Boriqua]

When I was still motorcycle shopping I would negotiate if I really wanted the bike but honestly thought the asking price was out of line. Some people think they have to tack on a bunch to get what they want and some people confuse old for antique and increased value. Your non running 40 yr old bike isn't worth more solely because it's 40 yrs old.

I do my research before buying or selling. I price my stuff accordingly and often sell at a bargain just to not have to haggle.

If someone offers me 300 for an excellent condition 686+ that I bought new and is less than 2 years old and has 300 rds thought it ... I hate you and your an idiot and I don't want to do business with you and yes ... it happened.

Some people think the sentence "I have cash in hand" means the cash has increased in value because they touched it. I wasnt going to accept your check or debit card so I had already assumed you would arrive with cash in hand!

 

[knockonit]

Karens they are everywhere

 

[AZ_Five56]

Some people think the sentence "I have cash in hand" means the cash has increased in value because they touched it. I wasnt going to accept your check or debit card so I had already assumed you would arrive with cash in hand!

:lol: I love getting to respond to that with, "I only take cash", as I look at them with a perplexed expression.

If the price seems fair, I just pay it, but I have a friend that goes into every purchase as a savage negotiation. Even if he's good with the price, he'll have a lowball offer in mind ahead of time and have that amount of cash in his pocket. So, after he throws the offer out, he immediately takes the cash out of his pocket and starts counting the money out. He said it's astonishing how just the sight of the money gets a huge amount of people to cave. I guess those were the desperate ones.

 

[Hammer 35]

I'm usually pretty good with taking an ad down. Typically before I leave the site of the transaction.

But yesterday I forgot a listing on one of the few sites I had it posted on.

Today, a guy emails me wanting to trade, LITERALLY a dream gun of mine for what I traded off for "something that'll work" and now I'm scrambling to see if we can make a different trade work out.