Buying a lefty FSR jass from GC. They go for 489.99, how much do you think I could talk them down? I will have cash on hand
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How much should I pay?
- Thread starter collicsws6z28
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Talk them down first. Get them as low as you can but don't mention how you plan to pay. In fact if they ask you how you are going to pay, tell them something oblique, like, "Well I just got a new job;- washing dishes over at (favorite local dive), so I might be able to do it this week, if the price is right." Don't let them get you into the "cash, check, or credit" talk. They'll try to get you to do credit at their price. And go in there looking like a bum. If you go in wearing money, they know you have some. Get your worst jeans, your beat tennis shoes, and if possible the most faded T-shirt you can find in the closet. And don't act like you want it. It has to be the last thing you are looking at. And look at some cheapos and act as if you might buy something half that price like the cheapest Yamaha in there if it isn't real sweet and ask about how you can switch it to a lefty, etc. Do not even cast a glance at anything that costs more. You are poor, right. Behave as if the difference between the prices is going to starve you. Make them give you a good deal. It also helps to go in on a slow day, so that you are possibly the only sale at that time. If the place looks crowded come back when the parking lot is almost empty.
Lefty basses and guitars are just usually harder to sell, so on the right day you can probably get them to come off as much 20-30%. Say something non committal like, "Hmm, that might not work today, then. I need to see how much I have left..." Then kind of look genuinely disappointed, pull out your wallet and expose a little of the green and start counting it. Make sure you are about $50 short or so of whatever their best price is. Trust me. That strategy will get you the lowest price possible, if you have the poker face for it. And that is the most important part. You have to convince them that whatever the price is, it is truly more than you have. If it isn't real good and they balk at the cash you say you have, just say, "Well, back to the drawing board," and head for the door. You can always come back in a couple days later with more cash if you really want it.
I had have agree with Silversorcerer ,you should be discuss with them down first.
If you buy on internet,I think,it is not sure in quality like realistically.
If you buy on internet,I think,it is not sure in quality like realistically.
OK, at $489, it probably has a list of about $700. That means they paid about $350 for it. It'll be easy to get them down to $450, but they can sell it for $420 and not get hurt. So just ask them, "Can I get this bass today for $420?"
I bet he can get it for $400 or a little less. $400, tax included. But $420 would be a good back-up offer. What is it about that magic number?
