I hate selling and buying anymore..

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Why I dont sell anything anymore but I dont understand why some aways complain.
Make offer means exactly that, see something you need and make a offer
Anybody who offers up any part and tells you to make a offer should not get a attitude if the offer made is to low. Walk away if haggling isn't for you.
 
About five years ago I was selling my daughter's 05 Neon, car had 70k on it and was super clean. I had a sign in the window for $3500 and I got quite a few calls, in the sign it said No Texts so I got more of them than calls. One in particular asked me for the bottom dollar on the car so I responded but didn't answer the question. So the guy keeps texting asking all types of questions witch I didn't answer then finally wanting that bottom dollar again. So I told him 4k and he responded instantly saying the sign says 3500, I told him the car was $3500 and putting up with his BS was another 500. Never heard from him again.
So now I just put that on the sign, car is $500 more if you text me.
I did get 3.5k in cash for the Neon.
 
Understand 100% where the OP is coming from. Listed a car for sale at 13K FIRM... got told that it was an 8K car and best he could do from someone on this site (known flipper)...

My response. I said firm on the price, please don't ever contact me again if you want something I'm selling. LOL

Also got, you want 10K, it's going to cost me 3K to get it to my place, take 6K? Not my fault you live in the wrong spot to buy my car. Sold the car for 10K a few weeks later.

It's the TV BS *** monkey crap. Want 10K, step in at 5K even if it's worth 15.
I can get people wantin to get the best deal they can, but to be down right insulting is something else altogether....plus, you said "firm".
 
I went through this BS with a welding machine I was trying to sell......Guy who I knew of wanted it and he was getting a bargain. He asked me what I needed to get for the machine and I told him we can either dance around or get to it. No negotiating no BS I have to get 3 grand....He ran the machine, welded with it, the whole ball of wax and he offers me a few hundred dollars less
So again I tell him look at whats out there, what these machines are worth.....Laid it all out there for him
This is what I need to get its 3 grand
He leaves comes back a few days later, same routine
Leaves and calls a couple of days later and im like ok stop by, mistake
Same **** again. He couldnt accept not getting that machine for what I wanted, had to get it for less
I told him get in your truck and leave. Told him I wouldn't sell for one dollar less than 3 grand
I had some second thoughts but the reality was this guy was a smart *** know it all
Turned out that a few months later I got another job and used that machine for a few more years
 
In going through the selling process you are going to meet folks outside of your normal circle of friends and acquaintances, so some may rub you the wrong way. To me it’s no big deal, in those circumstances I just let people be people . And some people like to dicker on prices, that is a fact. If you can’t go lower to make the deal, just say so, if you can, you did accomplish the objective, selling the item.
I worry more about having folks that I know basically nothing about on my property looking at my stuff, so I keep those sales to a minimum, and when I do those, chances are I will price it right or make a deal just to get it done and over with.
Concerning items listed as make an offer, that does not bother me. If I am looking for that item I will get with the seller and see if we can make a deal. Knowing it may be a bidding war or maybe not.
Bottom line is I don’t get emotionally involved in the selling or buying process. I just try to be fair and treat people like I want to be treated.
 
I just love the low ballers, like I need the money. I’ve been listing and selling cars for a friend for the last 6 months. I have a car listed right now for $400, just a parts car, but we’ll worth the price if you need it, and it’s complete. I get an offer from a kid I know, but he doesn’t know me…$100. I tell him what he already knows, scrap is $240/ton right now and my buddy just wants me to scrap it, but I felt that maybe somebody could use it for parts. The kids family owns a scrap yard, why would I drop the price $300 for him to make money on it?

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What I can’t stand, if somebody wants an item I’m selling and want me to hold it so they can resell it. After six weeks or so when they can’t resell it they say that they don’t want it anymore.
That sounds Big familiar.
 
Glad I'm not the only one who does that.

This one time I drove all the way from San Diego to Tuscon to sell a guy some rallye wheels and a radiator core support. By the time I left Tuscon I almost had to pay him to take the parts.

:poke::rofl:
 
I was 4 1/2 hours away from a RamCharger I was interested in. I asked the seller how the rockers were, "solid" he replied. So I took my buddy from Hawaii on the longest one way car ride he had ever been on, to look at a truck with the rockers smashed up as far as they could be without limiting the doors ability to open. When he asked me what I thought, I told him I would bother to offer him anything, because it would be insulting to him. Said he could have told me the truth and saved me a days worth of driving. This was before smart phones were everywhere, sure could have saved me a lot of trouble.

I would have stopped by @66340SEDAN's if I had known him at the time! Drove right by him.
 
$10 tag on a swap meet pulley...Here is $10, SOLD! Thanks. How simple is that? Uh, would you take 8? No. Still pretty simple. I hate haggling. If the guy comes down 20% I feel he was trying to zing someone, ie. me. 20K negotiable...what does that even mean? Start at 20 and expect a counter offer of 16 to meet in the middle at 18? F that, that's why I bought the last 4 used cars are carmax. Price on the window is what it is. No greasy salesman stroking his sales manager 'on your behalf' to unload a car they bought for 60% of the asking price at auction. Last car I sold for $4000. Fist thing I asked the guy when he showed up: Do you want to buy this car for $4000? Uh.....no. Thanks, have a nice day. Still pretty simple. When I did buy a car off another person. I looked at it, determined $2800 was too much (a beater 4cyl truck) and said, thank you for your time and walked away. The guy quickly lowered his price 20%. I stopped, took a closer look and pointed out a few things that made me not want it. ie 4 bald $$ 34" tires and a steering wheel that had 4" of play in it plus a cab full of trash (?). He came down another $200 on his own, and I still walked. Those tires would have cost me plenty to replace. Looking back, it was a pretty cool Ford Ranger: 2.4 EFI, Recaro buckets. Plastic front fenders, 4" lift. Something just didnt feel right about it or the seller, probably his lack of teeth or his constant nervous tick.
 
Whenever I go look at something to buy I need to know two things
1 what is it honestly worthy
2 what is my budget

I remember looking at a log splitter that had the cylinder tore apart

with the cylinder intact and working it was probably and honest 300 dollar machine

my budget however was also $300 so that didn't leave room to fix anything

I explained this to the seller and told him the best i could do was $200

he said nope, cant do it, and i said "allright, thank you for your time"
as i was getting in the truck he called out and said "$200 and you take it right now?"

i said lets load her up


and that turned out to be a good deal, because once i got it home i found out the ram was welded to the cylinder and there was no way to get the new seals on without cutting that ram back off

but since i bought it with enough room in my budget i could get a new cylinder and not break the bank





now, on the flipside, i have also walked up to an item i wanted to buy, inspected it and told the seller "what you are asking is a fair shake and im not gonna beat you down over it"


sure , i want a good deal, but if the sellers asking price IS a good deal, im all set


I just love the low ballers, like I need the money. I’ve been listing and selling cars for a friend for the last 6 months. I have a car listed right now for $400, just a parts car, but we’ll worth the price if you need it, and it’s complete. I get an offer from a kid I know, but he doesn’t know me…$100. I tell him what he already knows, scrap is $240/ton right now and my buddy just wants me to scrap it, but I felt that maybe somebody could use it for parts. The kids family owns a scrap yard, why would I drop the price $300 for him to make money on it?

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if the $400 includes the kubota you got yourself a deal

:poke:
 
I buy and sell at swap meets and appreciate a good deal. If a man has something priced fair, I hand over the money. I know dudes that always have to low ball for some reason. I hate that. Be a man and pay the fair price.
 
$10 tag on a swap meet pulley...Here is $10, SOLD! Thanks. How simple is that? Uh, would you take 8? No. Still pretty simple. I hate haggling. If the guy comes down 20% I feel he was trying to zing someone, ie. me. 20K negotiable...what does that even mean? Start at 20 and expect a counter offer of 16 to meet in the middle at 18? F that, that's why I bought the last 4 used cars are carmax. Price on the window is what it is. No greasy salesman stroking his sales manager 'on your behalf' to unload a car they bought for 60% of the asking price at auction. Last car I sold for $4000. Fist thing I asked the guy when he showed up: Do you want to buy this car for $4000? Uh.....no. Thanks, have a nice day. Still pretty simple. When I did buy a car off another person. I looked at it, determined $2800 was too much (a beater 4cyl truck) and said, thank you for your time and walked away. The guy quickly lowered his price 20%. I stopped, took a closer look and pointed out a few things that made me not want it. ie 4 bald $$ 34" tires and a steering wheel that had 4" of play in it plus a cab full of trash (?). He came down another $200 on his own, and I still walked. Those tires would have cost me plenty to replace. Looking back, it was a pretty cool Ford Ranger: 2.4 EFI, Recaro buckets. Plastic front fenders, 4" lift. Something just didnt feel right about it or the seller, probably his lack of teeth or his constant nervous tick.

if I have a pulley on my table, it won’t have a price tag on it, because there would be a stack of them. When asked, it would be $10, and it’s up to the buyer to talk me down, which is pretty easy.
 
I also had a 360 up for sale. I agreed to drop my price with 3 different people. After we agreed on price then they asked me to bring it to them all were 2-3 hour drives one way. Not one of them offered to pay me for my fuel or time. So I am going to drop my price then spend 6 hours round trip bringing it to you? I think not!
 
Listed a car for sale at 13K FIRM... got told that it was an 8K car and best he could do from someone on this site (known flipper)...

My response. I said firm on the price, please don't ever contact me again if you want something I'm selling. LOL
Use your IGNORE function on the site for people like that. :thumbsup:
 
I learned many years ago to be very careful about haggling with a seller.

1988, and I'm holding a NOS Mint condition Rallye steering wheel for a 70 Road Runner.....just a beautiful piece. Spring Fling in L.A. ..... guy wants $160. I asked if he would take $120....very quickly he replied..."$160, there's 3 guys behind you that want it...." They were there all right. Couldn't get my money out fast enough.

Lesson learned....if you know what it's worth, and you absolutely need it, don't dick around. That wheel was easily worth $200 at the time.
 
I like the texts I get when someone offers me a lower price than I am asking for without even looking at the car. I tell them after you see the car in person, we can discuss an offer.
 
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