OTOH, if you're searching for a very rare/hard to find model - or even a pretty color (also rare) that makes your pulse race - you may need to bend the rules a bit.
On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 11:13 AM, Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: > It comes down to two things: > > 1.) Setting limits. It's always easy to think, "Just another couple > hundred dollars and I can have this!" That approach often ends up poorly. > While I certainly understand that reaching beyond expectations for a > one-time deal or something that far exceeds what I was really looking for > is a possibility, I try to stick to my guns when I set a price limit. > Doing otherwise is a decision you're going to deal with every time you see > the car and get behind the wheel. I don't care for that kind of angst, > thank you. > > 2.) The willingness to walk away. Just as we spoke about this recently > with someone's car purchase (Rich?) the willingness to walk away is a > strong incentive for the motivated seller. Will the "Goodfellows" guy come > back and meet my price? Maybe. Knowing we were within $300 dollars has got > to be a motivation for him, especially if he's serious about selling. If > so, he'll call me back. If not, I know where I stand and am comfortable in > my decision as to the value of the car (to me.). If I decide to relent > later I now know his price, if he's willing to sell at that point. > > There's a really good book on negotiating that I read some years back. I > was also sent to the course the author still teaches, I believe. It's > called, "Negotiate to Close" by Alex Karras. Lots of really good > information that can be applied to many different situations. > > Dan > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Apr 3, 2015, at 10:48 AM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Reminds me of the old adage espoused by cool college dudes when dating > > coeds: "Treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen." > > > >> On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 5:39 AM, Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: > >> > >> Beats me. > >> > >> He called and left me a voice mail yesterday afternoon. I started > >> listening to it and only heard "fair" and "$5800". At that point I shut > off > >> the phone, as there was nothing else for me to hear as far as I'm > concerned. > >> > >> I'm sort of "meh" about this car, mainly due to the model year (1996) > and > >> it being at the very top end of my budget. He's had it for sale for at > >> least a month if not more, and I'm the only person who has shown an > >> interest according to him. That should be a tell right there about the > >> asking price, and I'm pretty sure he knows it. > >> > >> I'm taking Curly's approach and not being in a hurry. I'll find the > right > >> car eventually. If I end up with the S320 from the diplomatic guy in > >> Sarasota I'll be happy. He gets back on the 9th, which is this coming > >> Thursday. If not, there will be others, I'm sure. > >> > >> Dan > >> > >> Sent from my iPad > >> > >>> On Apr 2, 2015, at 10:19 PM, Mitch Haley <mi...@mitchellhaley.com> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> Dan Penoff wrote: > >>> > >>>> "the recent repair bill from eurotech-automotive.com in Spring Hill > >> Fla. (352) 597-2660 will be included for your records..............Tom" > >>>> I'm assuming that's a "Yes"? > >>> > >>> It's not a definitive statement, but it sounds like a continued > argument > >> for applying the bill to the price of the car... > >>> > >>> Mitch. > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
