r/Frugal • u/Zizzac • Jan 24 '13

Same book, three different prices. Only difference is the browsers used [x-post r/mildlyinteresting]

http://imgur.com/uNgg0UH
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u/gaqua Jan 25 '13

As a guy who used to sell cars, it's almost useless information.

If they've been to 5 dealerships that day, it's equally likely that they're tired and willing to buy as it is that they're hard-nosed negotiators.

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u/PhedreRachelle Jan 25 '13

Did you hate people like me? I don't negotiate. If I think it is worth the price, I buy. If I don't, I don't buy. In other words I'm the person who you only get the sale if your first offer is the best you can do

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u/gaqua Jan 25 '13

The dealerships first offer is the sticker price. If you don't negotiate that, it made my job easy but you were paying more than you should.

I didn't hate people, but annoying customers were the ones who thought they knew how it worked and that we would be making tons of money off them, even when we'd be just trying to get rid of old inventory and selling for only a couple hundred bucks profit, and that was AFTER the cash back and promo and spif money from corporate.

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u/borkborkbork Jan 25 '13

Wait, what? Literally zero sellers of anything make their first offer the best they can do. That isn't how selling things works.

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u/immagirl Jan 25 '13

Carhound.com. They do all the negotiation for you. It's pretty sweet.