Successful Haggling

[AbeFroman]

Dirt poor ku fan can't pay full price at shitty Topeka furniture store for overpriced furniture.

 

[CNS]

Come on Abe.  If there is one thing I have learned from having money, it's that ppl that have money love haggling to a lower price.  Even more so than ppl without a lot of money.

For realz.

[Asteriskhead]

I usually act like I'm deaf and just hand the person a crisp one dollar bill. Works every time.

He's not lying. The first time I met him, I ended up parting ways with my favorite EMAW ballcap. 

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

KSC, is your car not under warranty?  I thought at one point you said it was a 2010.  Does BMW not do CPO on their used cars?  I have a 2010 Lexus and it came with a three year 36k warranty from the date of my purchase.  Just wondering because I was looking at a BMW for my wife.

yeah it is def. under warranty. it is a 2010, thanks for listening  . ive just been too busy to take it in.

it was actually supposed to come with a three year 36k mile warranty but im an awesome haggler and when i dropped the price 6k i also got a 10 year 100k mile warranty because im just that rough ridin' good

[lopakman]

KSC, is your car not under warranty?  I thought at one point you said it was a 2010.  Does BMW not do CPO on their used cars?  I have a 2010 Lexus and it came with a three year 36k warranty from the date of my purchase.  Just wondering because I was looking at a BMW for my wife.

yeah it is def. under warranty. it is a 2010, thanks for listening  . ive just been too busy to take it in.

it was actually supposed to come with a three year 36k mile warranty but im an awesome haggler and when i dropped the price 6k i also got a 10 year 100k mile warranty because im just that rough ridin' good

 

[Emo EMAW]

The best hagglers are Arabs and Jews.  I use every opportunity made available me to haggle with these folks. 

[8manpick]

The best hagglers are Arabs and Jews.  I use every opportunity made available me to haggle with these folks.

[kslim]

The best hagglers are Arabs and Jews.  I use every opportunity made available me to haggle with these folks.

man too many times have I gotten into haggling with "arabs" those dudes are so aggressive but break so easy

[Brock Landers]

Dirt poor ku fan can't pay full price at shitty Topeka furniture store for overpriced furniture.

 

KU fans may be dirt poor/borderline homeless, but only a real idiot pays full price at a furniture store.  Part of being     is not overspending on stuff.

[Emo EMAW]

The best hagglers are Arabs and Jews.  I use every opportunity made available me to haggle with these folks.

man too many times have I gotten into haggling with "arabs" those dudes are so aggressive but break so easy

I can never tell if I got a good deal.  One time I really pissed this guy off and I had to tell him it wasn't personal and I was just having fun. 

On a related topic, I'm never buying Mrs Emo jewelry ever again.  I haggled my ass of for this purple Jerusalem cross pendant/necklass and she never wears it even though she swears she loves it.

[kostakio]

As someone pointed out the main thing is to be willing to walk away if you don't get your price.  The other thing is to always start with a low ball offer and work up from there.  A car dealer is going to try and find out what you're willing to pay.  You don't want to give him this information you want to find out the lowest amount he's willing to take for it because that assures that you got the lowest price. 

Like the guy that bought the couch you told him what you were willing to pay and he took it.  The guy might have taken $500 for it but you'll never know because you started at $600.  Of course at the end of the day it's not a lot of money and you got the couch at a price that you can live with.  Most of the haggling stuff is just about ego anyway.  People don't usually really get as great of deals as they like to brag about.

[CNS]

The best hagglers are Arabs and Jews.  I use every opportunity made available me to haggle with these folks.

man too many times have I gotten into haggling with "arabs" those dudes are so aggressive but break so easy

I can never tell if I got a good deal.  One time I really pissed this guy off and I had to tell him it wasn't personal and I was just having fun. 

On a related topic, I'm never buying Mrs Emo jewelry ever again.  I haggled my ass of for this purple Jerusalem cross pendant/necklass and she never wears it even though she swears she loves it.

Emo, she doesn't love it, she loves you.  It is what it is. 

[kslim]

The best hagglers are Arabs and Jews.  I use every opportunity made available me to haggle with these folks.

man too many times have I gotten into haggling with "arabs" those dudes are so aggressive but break so easy

I can never tell if I got a good deal.  One time I really pissed this guy off and I had to tell him it wasn't personal and I was just having fun. 

On a related topic, I'm never buying Mrs Emo jewelry ever again.  I haggled my ass of for this purple Jerusalem cross pendant/necklass and she never wears it even though she swears she loves it.

as in most haggling with foreigners it depends on if the merchandise is real. i have so much crap from the middle east that i got super cheap and maybe 10% of it is real

[pissclams]

i tried to haggle the other day for a Canon 70-200mm 2.8 L IS lens on craiglist. the guy wants $1,375 for it.

email exchange-
me- I'll give you $1150 cash for it (i added the word cash to make it seem like i was serious.  because how else would i pay for it, bitcoins?)

him- thanks for the offer but I'm not interested

me- OK.  how about $1200?

him- Lens sells for 1400-1500 online, used. Anything less than 1375 and I would be doing myself an injustice.

end of haggle.  no transaction.


same story with a different dude for a different lens but on the same day-

craiglist ad title- "Canon EF 85 mm F/1.2L USM Lens (excellent condition) - $1400 "

me-    if you'll take $500 for it, I've got the cash

him- the best i can do is 1300

haggle complete, no transaction.

   i really should buy that first dude's lens for $1350, it would be a steal

[kim carnes]

Clams, if you want something and you can afford it, pull the trigger.  Live with no regrets.

[pissclams]

Clams, if you want something and you can afford it, pull the trigger.  Live with no regrets.

that's the thing, getting ready to be a HS senior, need to upgrade my sled and also want to save some money for spring break.

[Mikeyis4dcats]

i tried to haggle the other day for a Canon 70-200mm 2.8 L IS lens on craiglist. the guy wants $1,375 for it.

email exchange-
me- I'll give you $1150 cash for it (i added the word cash to make it seem like i was serious.  because how else would i pay for it, bitcoins?)

him- thanks for the offer but I'm not interested

me- OK.  how about $1200?

him- Lens sells for 1400-1500 online, used. Anything less than 1375 and I would be doing myself an injustice.

end of haggle.  no transaction.


same story with a different dude for a different lens but on the same day-

craiglist ad title- "Canon EF 85 mm F/1.2L USM Lens (excellent condition) - $1400 "

me-    if you'll take $500 for it, I've got the cash

him- the best i can do is 1300

haggle complete, no transaction.

   i really should buy that first dude's lens for $1350, it would be a steal

if you offer me $500 for something with a FMV of $1300, I'm not even replying to you.

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

if you offer me $500 for something with a FMV of $1300, I'm not even replying to you.

what about $550?

[Emo EMAW]

if you offer me $500 for something with a FMV of $1300, I'm not even replying to you.

what about $550?

I'll go $525.

[pissclams]

i tried to haggle the other day for a Canon 70-200mm 2.8 L IS lens on craiglist. the guy wants $1,375 for it.

email exchange-
me- I'll give you $1150 cash for it (i added the word cash to make it seem like i was serious.  because how else would i pay for it, bitcoins?)

him- thanks for the offer but I'm not interested

me- OK.  how about $1200?

him- Lens sells for 1400-1500 online, used. Anything less than 1375 and I would be doing myself an injustice.

end of haggle.  no transaction.


same story with a different dude for a different lens but on the same day-

craiglist ad title- "Canon EF 85 mm F/1.2L USM Lens (excellent condition) - $1400 "

me-    if you'll take $500 for it, I've got the cash

him- the best i can do is 1300

haggle complete, no transaction.

   i really should buy that first dude's lens for $1350, it would be a steal

if you offer me $500 for something with a FMV of $1300, I'm not even replying to you.

it's called haggling for a reason.  where's the give and take?  good grief.  haggling 101 over here in this post.

[Cartierfor3]

Maybe this deserves a new thread, but what the heck. Me and Mrs. CF3 are looking for a new couch and were planning on driving up to Topeka on Saturday to go couch shopping and I'd love some tips.

[kslim]

Maybe this deserves a new thread, but what the heck. Me and Mrs. CF3 are looking for a new couch and were planning on driving up to Topeka on Saturday to go couch shopping and I'd love some tips.

discovery, having a good sale this weekend and have some pretty nice stuff

[KSUblumpkin]

Though I partially grew up in a Jewish home, I am the world's worst haggler.  I am trying to buy a car right now, but can't get the dealer to go below the sale price.  I need to channel my inner LHCBS Dance Machine on this one.

[Cartierfor3]

Maybe this deserves a new thread, but what the heck. Me and Mrs. CF3 are looking for a new couch and were planning on driving up to Topeka on Saturday to go couch shopping and I'd love some tips.

discovery, having a good sale this weekend and have some pretty nice stuff

We want something nice for when we host Thanksgiving but also good for just you know, like, having a beer and watching a little boob tube. They have that kind of stuff?

[Emo EMAW]

Though I partially grew up in a Jewish home, I am the world's worst haggler.  I am trying to buy a car right now, but can't get the dealer to go below the sale price.  I need to channel my inner LHCBS Dance Machine on this one.

Just do it all through email and pit several dealerships against each other.  Typically they'll speak to price below invoice.  That way you're not haggling over little details in the car like floor mats or whatever.