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<p>[QUOTE="pearlsnblume, post: 353629, member: 141"]Very interesting discussion.</p><p>I tend to agree with Peggy, aka Bercrystal.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few times I have gone to a rummage sale at a church or temple and picked up a few items that were marked so low in price, that I gave the seller a bit more money because I knew how much I would make on them and felt like I could help them out some.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are mostly elderly folks clearing out their unwanted items and don't give a hoot about getting the best price. Or they want to give the money to their house of worship.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also feel that if I go to estate sales and never haggle over prices, they will</p><p>quickly take me for someone who doesn't know that I can haggle. Newbies at these sales often don't know they can counter -- these newbies are sometimes folks who just saw one of the photos on line and wanted one or 2 items shown.</p><p>Standing in line waiting to get in often times, there is a need for chatting. And sometimes you can help a newbie understand how things work.</p><p><br /></p><p>I always am polite when I ask for a lower price. I have seen some really ugly incidents here with bad buyers and bad sellers who square off in the midst of an estate sale. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don't want to be pegged as someone who doesn't know what the right buying price is and just takes the word of the sale runner. </p><p><br /></p><p>Just my 2 cents.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/cool.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="pearlsnblume, post: 353629, member: 141"]Very interesting discussion. I tend to agree with Peggy, aka Bercrystal. A few times I have gone to a rummage sale at a church or temple and picked up a few items that were marked so low in price, that I gave the seller a bit more money because I knew how much I would make on them and felt like I could help them out some. These are mostly elderly folks clearing out their unwanted items and don't give a hoot about getting the best price. Or they want to give the money to their house of worship. I also feel that if I go to estate sales and never haggle over prices, they will quickly take me for someone who doesn't know that I can haggle. Newbies at these sales often don't know they can counter -- these newbies are sometimes folks who just saw one of the photos on line and wanted one or 2 items shown. Standing in line waiting to get in often times, there is a need for chatting. And sometimes you can help a newbie understand how things work. I always am polite when I ask for a lower price. I have seen some really ugly incidents here with bad buyers and bad sellers who square off in the midst of an estate sale. I don't want to be pegged as someone who doesn't know what the right buying price is and just takes the word of the sale runner. Just my 2 cents.:cool:[/QUOTE]
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