haggling with sellers - what is reasonable? [View all]
what is a reasonable first offer in terms of percentages of asking price? say a vehicle is advertized for 10,000 - what should my first offer be? Is 7,500 too low, insulting what? To me the seller should make a counter offer, right? and then we would work out way to some middle ground. like 8,500 or 9,000 - right? Is 9000 to low to expect a dealer (as opposed to a private individual) to go?
I know if it was old Mexico or other parts of the world offering half as a first offer on any purchase wouldn't be insulting at all, but not sure about used cars here at home.
I'm getting strange "feedback" from a couple on-line offers I have tried. At first they act like they are all excited you contact them, then nothing. Am I doing this wrong? Nobody wants to do anything by e-mail - afraid of paper trail or what? They all want me to come talk face to face. I know why, but I live 200 miles away and am not going to go talk until I have some halfway serious things to go look at. shheeesh
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