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<p>[QUOTE="Marko, post: 353881, member: 210"]Oh, forget about making an offer at an estate sale here. The prices are firm, only the last day is discounted. Some estate sellers let you put in a bid before the discount day. </p><p><br /></p><p>Interesting. Sharing information has come back to bite me, so I am very cautious. I tend to share it if I don't want an item. If you share around here, they watch you like a hawk and charge you top dollar. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have NO compunction about paying a dealer a low price. Most have no compunction for charging high prices. And I have seen enough disreputable dealers outright lying to people about their wares. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now individuals are different story. It depends on the person. If they are nice, I pay more/share information. If they think they know it all or laugh at me, well, hahaha all the way to the bank.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marko, post: 353881, member: 210"]Oh, forget about making an offer at an estate sale here. The prices are firm, only the last day is discounted. Some estate sellers let you put in a bid before the discount day. Interesting. Sharing information has come back to bite me, so I am very cautious. I tend to share it if I don't want an item. If you share around here, they watch you like a hawk and charge you top dollar. I have NO compunction about paying a dealer a low price. Most have no compunction for charging high prices. And I have seen enough disreputable dealers outright lying to people about their wares. Now individuals are different story. It depends on the person. If they are nice, I pay more/share information. If they think they know it all or laugh at me, well, hahaha all the way to the bank.[/QUOTE]
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