To the OP: you never in your life asked for a pay raise? I do X for you, you pay me Y. Your time has a value. Someone else needs something done. Haggling is all around in subtle forms. Salaries, crops, stocks, commodities
To the OP: you never in your life asked for a pay raise? I do X for you, you pay me Y. Your time has a value. Someone else needs something done. Haggling is all around in subtle forms. Salaries, crops, stocks, commodities
He isn't against haggling from what I've gathered. But is against and annoyed with people who ask for the lowest the seller would take right off the get go instead of making an actual offer.
So what do you do when the price is not specified? I have seen before where people post items for sale and do not have every item priced out. Would you ask for a price on those or just give an offer? Same for if you meet to buy X and you see Y that you would also like to buy. Do you shoot them an offer, or do you ask what they would like to get for it?
Personally I like haggling because many times I'm honestly not sure what it is worth. If I am selling, then I put a price I know is too high but not by too much and expect to negotiate to determine market value. If I'm buying I usually start low and work up. If an item has a fixed price then there is no need for negotiation, everyone should know what it is worth, haggling is just the mechanism we use for items foe which the prices are not as concise.
So what do you do when the price is not specified? I have seen before where people post items for sale and do not have every item priced out. Would you ask for a price on those or just give an offer? Same for if you meet to buy X and you see Y that you would also like to buy. Do you shoot them an offer, or do you ask what they would like to get for it?
Personally I like haggling because many times I'm honestly not sure what it is worth. If I am selling, then I put a price I know is too high but not by too much and expect to negotiate to determine market value. If I'm buying I usually start low and work up. If an item has a fixed price then there is no need for negotiation, everyone should know what it is worth, haggling is just the mechanism we use for items foe which the prices are not as concise.
This reminds me of the listings that say, "Make offer, NO LOW BALLS!!" So you have no idea what they're looking for and there is a good chance you'll offend them with the first offer you make! :hammer:
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