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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Bottom line is that there's no harm in asking for a low price or asking for a cash discount, if you don't ask you'll never get one.
Bartering is the oldest economic system on the planet, and I deal with it every day. I don't take it personally or insult the person for asking, its business and I would respect a person less for accepting a sticker price on a used item.
I don't get how people get their titties in a twist about somebody making a lower offer on their stuff.
If you don't want to accept offers for lower dollars on your stuff then attache the word firm to your pricing statement.
Bartering or dicking over price has nothing to do with cultures or races, it has to do with smart business, and at least asking the question. If you don't like it, don't sell your stuff on online forums.
Just my 2 cents discounted from 4 cents.
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Well said, I agree 100% with this statement.
I guess what I don't understand is, why is it insulting? If you don't like it, e-mail back a slightly lower price see if you can make them move up to a price you like, that's called negotiating.
I learned my lesson, my gf and I almost purchased a town house about a year and a half ago (so glad we didn't). We put in an offer, I wanted to offer a lower value, but the realtor got very defensive about putting a low offer saying it might insult the seller. We ended up negotiating a price quite a bit lower than listed, but then I started thinking it was too easy, and I should have submitted a much lower price and maybe I could of got what I wanted. We backed out by the way.
Next time I got to buy a property, I will likely be submitting an offer that is quite a bit lower than listed. If they get insulted and don't want to negotiate, fine, I will find a different house to buy.
Very silly to get offended by what someone offers for an object like a car. If it's too low, laugh it off, and send a higher price.