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If when you arrived at work every morning your boss took you aside and asked you "what's the lowest you'll work for today" how enthusiastic would you be in your job and how much respect would you have for him?
I don't do much sales because I don't like it but when I am roped in to help, the client often starts by saying they won't pay what I'm asking - I don't take it personally, it's business
At it's very basic level they're trying to get it as cheap as they can & we're trying to sell it for as much as we can
my LBS don't actually want cash as the bank charges them to count and process it.
andrewh - Member
"It's really nice, I'd love to buy it but it's right at the top of my budget and I've got to get a new helmet out of that too, the misses would kill me! If you could do it for £xxxx I'll take it?"That's the kind of attitude that would probably sway me.
It works too.
Bought a car last year, advertised at £2995.
Paid £2850, got new rear tyres, a service, 12month tax and warrenty upped from 3 to 12 months. Smile nicely and sometimes haggle for stuff rather than a discount.
I bought a new bike last week (Franchise Shop). I asked about a discount although I'd already decided I was prepared to pay their asking price (I'm aware of quite small margins made on stuff in bike shops and often wonder how they can [b]make[/b] any money at all after paying staff etc) I'm not wealthy but I have a good job and earn pretty reasonable money when compared with national averages (New Zealand). I know the shop and they've looked after my other bikes as I'm not really mechanically minded (inspite of the books & attempts at DIY). I didn't really need another saddle or the pedals so whilst they didn't discount they took money off for those and they put on my choice of tyres, not the ones it came with which saved me money too. I was quite happy with that.
apparently im quite good at haggling, but i wont do it really.
Is the bike a fair price?
If no just say (in more words) "i dont think thats a fair price for that item, i would suggest a fair price is £XX.XX. Diuscuss."
If yes, pay the man.
I dont get why everyone feels the need to maximise on what they "get"
its like overtaking 1 single car in a line of 40 cars stuck behind a tractor.