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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marie Forjan, post: 145593, member: 147&quot;]I go to a lot of yard sales and I usually will offer about 20% less than the marked price unless it is a very good price to start.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here professionally run sales are notorious for being high priced and not open to offers. Some will take written offers the first day and if it&#039;s reasonable they agree before the day 2 discounts. </p><p><br /></p><p>I was at one professionally run sale and saw a gorgeous set of wine glasses priced way too high. I was buying something else and said I love all the glassware but it just is too high for me. I asked if they were discounting on day 2. She said yes, but come with me and let&#039;s talk. We went over to the glasses, dickered back and forth, I added a few additional pieces to the mix. We came to an agreement and I bought the wine glasses and additional pieces for less than half of what they were asking. That is very, very unusual here.</p><p><br /></p><p>Usually when I come across something I like that is priced way too high I just walk away. I assume they either know something I don&#039;t or they are unrealistic.</p><p><br /></p><p>I sell online, at the local flea and antique shows. I price my items with the expectation of giving up to 20% off if asked to discount. Every so often I get someone offering way too little and becoming annoyed when I say &quot;Sorry, I can&#039;t do that&quot;. Once I had a lady keep coming back offering me crazy low prices on a branch coral bracelet. Finally I put it away and when she came back told her I sold it for full price, which I did the next week.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once, when the flea season was just about over, I had someone ask me what my best price was on a $2 item. I had had a good day so I was in a good mood. I just started laughing and happily said give me $1. He took it but he was embarrassed, I bet he didn&#039;t try that on anyone else&#039;s $2 items <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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