Selling a Car and the Art of Negotiating

[AHM]

You can tell from the buyer's first communication if they are worth dealing with or ignoring outright. I have a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. ...

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I saw on FB a few years after my sale that the new owner totaled my bike. It was strange, it actually bothered me. I put 80k miles on that bike. Sad to see it ended in the junk yard.

Where did he end up?

 

[Nick Leduc]

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Where did he end up?

He was completely fine. Bailed early.

 

[tuna]

I love cheap cars. My search filter is set at $500 on my first go, but I've been known to spend as much as $1800 for a vehicle. Oddly, I also hate haggling. If an offer is fair, I'm happy with that. Most times, just to say we've haggled, I'll offer $20 less than what they've listed, I don't care if they say yes or no, $20 isn't going to break the deal.

At these prices, you aren't dealing with stealership sleazy tactics and BS overhead, you're dealing with a guy who wants the rust bucket out of his yard. If someone is offering a vehicle at a decent price, and you don't feel like you've been screwed when you walk away with it, who cares if the guy thinks he got more than he thought he would?