Negotiating: You're doing it wrong

[the chi]

Originally Posted by G-Rex

I hate negotiating. It's just not my game.

List what you are selling for a price. If I think it is fair, I'll take it. If it's not, I'll keep looking until I find what I want.

And this would be me as well. I like the trick of listing it higher than you actually want tho,I may try that next time I sell something.

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

It really all depends on how much I want/need the item.

That's the trick, though. Isn't it? I mean, I've had people get all butt-hurt with me when I'm selling an item and I don't like their lowball offer.

[Homeslice]

For Craigslist, I usually set a fair price and sit on it until someone wises up and accepts it. And that usually doesn't take very long. I don't even respond to "will you take less" or "how low will you go" type of emails.

And when someone tells me they're coming by, I tell them they need to be prepared to pay what is listed in the ad.

[Mr Lefty]

I don't tend to negotiate... as I only look for prices in my range anyways... if it's a deal... great... if not... I'm out...

I don't care if someone got the same thing for less... if I think it's worth what I paid... perfect even if that's x2 what you paid... I'm not gonna insult anyone... just not my personality...

[Tmall]

Anytime I've been lowballed, I tell the person to fuck off and not contact me again.

[Tsunami]

I usually negotiate when I can. I don't wait to the end to do it though because its kind of douchey. Usually I get what I want. Being nice and smiling goes a long way.