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Originally Posted by pylon
This is why I always advocate having a deposit from a customer before haggling.
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Do people actually do this? The only time someone's ever tried to get me to leave a deposit without knowing the price was at a Mexican timeshare sales pitch. I can't imagine anyone would give a deposit under those circumstances, since it takes away all of your leverage.
On a related note, I bought a new car under the understanding that we were negotiating an all-in price. Then the finance manager explains that it doesn't include the laser etching anti-theft with extra theft insurance.
I told him I had plenty of car insurance, and wasn't paying for that, and he could take it off. He said it wasn't optional, since they etched it into the car already. I told him signed papers or no signed papers, I wouldn't be paying that, and if he insisted on it he wouldn't be selling a car.
I don't think that's backing out on my part, since he tried to wrench extra $$ from me after purchase. Total D-bag move, I would say.