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Originally Posted by speeder
When I sold cars, (a few decades ago but nothing has changed), I would have said, "so no matter what price I give you, you're not going to buy from me now without checking around? Go to the other places first and come here last. That's my only chance."
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And I would have said "I'll stop by on my way home in my new car." A lot of car salesmen don't get people like me. I'm not into games. I'm not giving you a deposit to "show I'm serious" I'm paying cash... yeah... I'm serious. I play by simple rules. Give me your rock bottom best price. If you have the lowest price, you win.
I'm in sales. I get the game. When a customer tells me they've been shopping and can buy the same machine I have for less I ask them "why were we talking then?" Or when a customer tells me the other guy's number I typically give them my advertised price because I'm not getting in a game where the customer is showing the competition my number. Maybe I'm a bit different than most but because I'm in sales I tend to keep things fair. I figure anyone can beat a price if they know what the price is.
I have on several occasions had callers tell me they could buy a machine for significantly less than what I'm asking for my machine. Sometimes the number they throw out is below what i have in my equipment. I'm quick to tell them, you better go buy it, because if I find it you won't get the chance to. NOTHING puts a smile on my face more than having a guy call me a few days after saying he could find one cheaper to check on my machine and it's sold to someone else.
Moral to the story? Don't bull**** the salesman and be fair by not showing the other salesmen the numbers from other dealers. Let them know you're going to buy either from them or the person with the best deal. Sometimes the best deal isn't the lowest dollar purchase. Sometimes it's oil changes and tire rotations. It might be some kind of extended warranty plan thrown in if you're buying used.