"What's your best Price?"

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I normally always ask, but not trying be a lowballin asshole, but out of necessity. Livin on social security sucks.
 
I have a good friend of mine from fire dept. His nick name was Puerto Rican Jew boy. It was in his make up to beat you down. If he is looking at a 2021 F-350 and it is offered to him for 75K he is gonna try and beat you up on the price. If he were offered the same truck for 45K, he is still gonna work you over. Hence his nick name.
 
If you price things fairly you shouldn't have to deal with the the drama. They should be sold before the idiots can start to rev up there inquiring minds.
I've told people before that thier asking price was fair, and I wasn't gonna haggle, cos fair is all I want

Now, if I think it's a little high, ill shoot them an offer
 
Going in I always have a minimum price I will accept. Sometime I raise my stated price to accomodate Negotiaters. If you offer me more than my minimum, its yours.
 
I'm with RRR, living on a fixed income sucks when you are trying to keep your dream alive. Normally I go to PM & converse with the seller about pricing. I don't try to low ball them, but I've got what I think is a reasonable price in mind. If we can agree, great, if not I don't get my feeling hurt. I just continue looking for whatever I need. I don't buy parts & pieces here to flip, I buy them for use on my car. A few times I'll purchase things for someone else but I tell the seller what I'm doing & why. In my opinion, common sense & courtesy goes a long way with dealing in parts & pieces far away from the purchaser.
 
I've sold some but I do hate selling so I price my stuff pretty low. Usually within the first few people I deal with it's gone. Lol. I guess I'd rather give it away to someone who needs it I'm just not a seller.
I understand. Most of the stuff I sell online is just like this. Normally gotta weed through some like this before one comes and gets it.
 
Seller should try to earn what they can and price just past what they think the market will bear. Conversely, they should expect offers that are equally below market. It's a game, some would say an art form. There are volumes published on the subject. It does seem a little ridiculous for inexpensive or readily available items.
 
I've sold some but I do hate selling so I price my stuff pretty low. Usually within the first few people I deal with it's gone. Lol. I guess I'd rather give it away to someone who needs it I'm just not a seller.

I've never been a seller either. I've given away a LOT of parts very recently, in fact. It kinda torqued me off a little when I listed that working 65 Valiant/Barracuda cluster at what I considered a fair price and got no hits. See them go on eBay all the time for more in worse shape....WHEN they are even on there. No broken plastic, all the gauges ohm out good, speedometer works and even has the ignition key. But that's the story of my life.
 
I’m the worst at pricing out old car parts. Lately I’ve answered the wanted adds and I have them shoot me what they think it’s worth. So far it’s always seemed quite fair for both of us.
 
I’m the worst at pricing out old car parts. Lately I’ve answered the wanted adds and I have them shoot me what they think it’s worth. So far it’s always seemed quite fair for both of us.
I will on stuff that I want to get rid of. I guess I should tell the item: it's a 2003 Ram 2500 diesel. 4x4 Quad cab.
 
A few years ago I was selling a clean low mileage Neon, I had a decent price on the window with all the necessary information pluss I said no texts after my phone number.

Of course I get texts one in particular was insistent, asking questions and wasting my time finally asking for my best price so I told him the number that was 500 higher than I had on the car. He squealed and I told him the 500 was for making me text.
I didn't hear from him again.
Your best price can always go up! Best for me or best for you?
 
Had a guy text wanting more pics of a Honda 500cc four stroke I was selling.
He was less than 3 miles away, so I told him no.
I’m not playing a window shopping game.
Either he could come see it in person or forget it.

Very solid reliable bike, that anyone who knows bikes would know it was easily worth what I was asking.
Then he tells me he would feel a lot better if he could have it for 300 less, so I told him I would feel a lot better if he gave me 300 more than I was asking and that I know what they are worth.
He came and bought it for the full asking price.:D
I don’t play the “dicker” game.
 
Had a guy text wanting more pics of a Honda 500cc four stroke I was selling.
He was less than 3 miles away, so I told him no.
I’m not playing a window shopping game.
Either he could come see it in person or forget it.

Very solid reliable bike, that anyone who knows bikes would know it was easily worth what I was asking.
Then he tells me he would feel a lot better if he could have it for 300 less, so I told him I would feel a lot better if he gave me 300 more than I was asking and that I know what they are worth.
He came and bought it for the full asking price.:D
I don’t play the “dicker” game.
I learned from a friend of mine many years ago, like 45 years ago. He would put a price on something and would not take a dime less. People would ask him on the phone or even in person if he would take *** less for it and he would say one time the price is what was in the paper or what I told you on the phone. If they tried it again he would tell them it's not for sale. It didn't matter if they offered him full boat. I'm not that bad.
 
Those words absolutely aggravate me when I'm selling something. If I have a price on the item with no "OBO" designation, make me an offer. Don't ask what the "best price" is, because I'm going to tell you what I have listed. Anybody else have this issue(Duh)? How do you deal with it?

Anytime you deal in person with someone, whether you’re buying or selling, Some back-and-forth negotiation is to be expected. I’m usually amused by it. Many times it’s obvious whether the buyer you’re dealing with is serious or not, and what rubs me the wrong way is people that have no money, and no genuine interest in what you’re selling.
A few times when dealing with these kind of buyers and they asked me “what’s your best price?”
I’ve said “That depends. Are you talking about the best price for me, or the best price for you? “
That usually gets their attention, and sometimes they get upset, but I don’t care if they get angry since they’re just wasting my time anyway.
 
It's the art of selling. Everyone do their thing..... Mine works about 99% of the time. FYI- a man loves the feeling of thinking he conned you out of a dollar in a deal....

JW
 
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