So today has been a doozy, and I'm on a rant now.
My current subject: "How much does it cost?"
If you go to the grocery store for a gallon of milk, you will have more than a few choices of which milk to buy, and one of your deciding factors will be price. It's posted clearly on the shelf. Do you STILL take it up to the register and ask the cashier "What's your bottom dollar?" If you do, then you are one of the complete idiots that bother me.
I somewhat understand the art of "negotiations" and how someone might take less than their asking price to make the deal. However, as a buyer, I will never "assume" that just because something has a listed price tag of (ex.) $100, that I can buy it from that person for $80. I will "assume" that that person has the price at $100 for a reason. I DO NOT have to understand that reason. It does not matter. What does matter is that if I do not believe that said item is worth $100, I have the freedom to say thanks, and simply walk away. If the seller is willing to lower the price to make the sale, then I;m sure they will TELL ME, either before I walk away, or even later down the line (which is why we communicate, leaving names and numbers, etc... in case things change). If I have something for sale for $100, you show up, look it over, decide in your mind that you are only willing to pay $80 for it, then I'm sure you may OFFER me $80, at which point I can accept or refuse (with a smile). I can take your name and contact info and if, later on, I should decide that $80 is acceptable, I would contact you with the hopes you might still be interested. Get it? I like to do my research before pricing an item for sale. I look around to see what other similar items (or vehicles) are selling for, and then I judge whether or not mine really is worth more or less than the average, and how badly I need to sell it. When I put price on something, I do not jack it up for "room to wiggle" when it comes time to sell. I price it according to average market value, and my immediate need to sell. If I wanted to entertain offers from the general public, I would say "make me an offer" and not list a price. If I list a price AND say to make an offer, then I am inviting the public to tell me what they are willing to pay for it. If someone asks me "What's your bottom dollar?" or "What's the least you would take?". then I'm more than happy to lead the blind back to the price tag. From now on, I suggest that everytime someone looks at your price tag, and then the words "What's your bottom dollar?" come out of their mouth, punch them in the face for me. They really do deserve it for poor negotiating skills and being a complete cheap a$$ idiot. Happy independence day;)
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