How much would YOU offer?
I wanted to get some opinions on a used truck camper purchase. I will post a couple scenarios and I'd like to get some feedback on what you would offer the seller, and even how you would go about it i...
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valhalla360 wrote:
The low retail minus a few thousand...or better search the web for similar units and see what the asking prices are running (then subtract a bit off that). Certainly start with low offers. If you go high, you can't cut it later.
If you are worried about offending, do an oblique offer: "Gosh I really like her but I only have $X available right now."
If you are way below, he isn't going to get in your price range anyway, so who cares if he is offended but now, you have started the price discussion. If you are close, he likely will counter offer either right then or in a day or two....maybe a couple weeks later when he gets no bites (make sure he has your number before going to look at it).
I didn't even bring up price when he offered up the story of an offer he refused. It could have been legit, or it could have been his way of setting a boundary on what he'd take. Either way, the amount was more than I'd pay so it pretty much shut me down. I didn't want to offer an even lower amount for 2 reasons: 1) If the offer he turned down was legit and I offered him even less, then he'd possibly go back and sell it to that person. 2) If he didn't accept that offer, why would he accept my even lower offer so soon after? I figure I'll wait it out and see if he drops the price and it's still available in a month or two, then I'll hit him up with MY offer.
