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Originally Posted by Snapolit1
I just assumed everything could be gotten with a 10%-20% discount from marked price and did minor haggling with that window. Respectful of dealer and that was not doable it was not doable. Zero reason to lecture or scream at someone.
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+1. I believe most dealers build 20%, give or take, into their prices for most items, and expect that negotiations will end up at that level. I did, anyway, and was always kind of floored when someone would say, "I'll take it," right off the bat. I figured they were new to the hobby or just shy about wheeling and dealing and willing to pay a premium to avoid it. I didn't like inflating my prices this way, I'd much rather have put my bottom line price on everything, but quickly learned how the game was expected to be played. As a buyer, I would never offer more than a 20% discount as to not offend, although on occasion, like at the end of the show, a bigger cut would be offered by the dealer in response to my standard question, "What's your very best on this?"