anyone a sales person?

CHANGEinWAVES

odd question but I need to know "how to play the game":)

I'm trying to sell a good majority of my furniture to a "gently used" reseller.
He's asked me how much I want for the items....
most of it is less then 3 years old and in great condition and of good quality.
I don't wanna ask too high and scare him off... but whatever I sell I keep the money (none goes to the ex) and in the current situation extra money is great!!!! (well when isn't extra money great!)

so my question is:
How high is too high to ask and how do I negotiate a good price:)

frank coztansa

Ask high. You can always go down, but never up in price.

CHANGEinWAVES

frank coztansa wrote:

Ask high. You can always go down, but never up in price.

I've payed in the high thousands for some items....
is that insane to ask? I've heard that furniture is like a car....once outta the store it's value drastically drops.

Wilds

Try 3/4 of the original value and go down to 1/2. Don't know if that is too drastic of a loss.

Also, you don't have to sell to this guy. Craigslist, eBay, etc might be better?

CHANGEinWAVES

Wilds wrote:

Try 3/4 of the original value and go down to 1/2. Don't know if that is too drastic of a loss.

Also, you don't have to sell to this guy. Craigslist, eBay, etc might be better?

that's true...
I just thought I might get the most from him after seeing what is on craigslist.
I'm putting smaller items on there though.:)

Wilds

you might want to say something like, "I paid X.xx" and not really sure how much it is worth now.

That way with the high number out there it will be harder for him to really low ball you.

Where do you live..... maybe someone on here is in the market?

CHANGEinWAVES

Wilds wrote:

you might want to say something like, "I paid X.xx" and not really sure how much it is worth now.

That way with the high number out there it will be harder for him to really low ball you.

Where do you live..... maybe someone on here is in the market?

I'm in the philly area.:)

thanks for that idea...i think I will let him know what I spent. I mean he's in the business so he knows what its worth....i just know what I spent!
thanks:)

the wolf

just remember the "yes" rule.

remember when i was fucking with you that night?

every time someone says the word yes in negotiations, they lose a bit of leverage.


up till this past year i have always been in sales. 18 years. ive always done well.

you are going up against it though, so its not quite the same. but for a sales person the trick is to get the person they are trying to sell to say "yes" as many times as they can all through the conversation. so many people do not believe this, but its true, its been proven that it works.
as a sales person, if i can get you to say yes in our conversation 10 times, the odds of me selling to you went up over 75%.

it can be saying yes to "its a nice day today isnt it" ? "yes"
"taxes suck dont they" "yes"
the more you say yes to a sales person, the more you condition yourself to say yes to the actual sale.

i didnt believe it for the longest time, but then tried it and fuck me, it works.

i even fall for it when talking to a sales person, and i know the drill. lol.

so dont say yes to the person you are dealing with. that means you agree, which means you are more apt to say yes to their offer, even if its not what you want.


wow. that was long.

igotid88

CHANGEinWAVES wrote:

odd question but I need to know "how to play the game":)

I'm trying to sell a good majority of my furniture to a "gently used" reseller.
He's asked me how much I want for the items....
most of it is less then 3 years old and in great condition and of good quality.
I don't wanna ask too high and scare him off... but whatever I sell I keep the money (none goes to the ex) and in the current situation extra money is great!!!! (well when isn't extra money great!)

so my question is:
How high is too high to ask and how do I negotiate a good price:)

no.

CHANGEinWAVES

Should I ask for one flat price for everything? instead of breaking it down into piece by piece?

the wolf

CHANGEinWAVES wrote:

Should I ask for one flat price for everything? instead of breaking it down into piece by piece?

that works out well sometimes. sometimes you can get more for one item then you would get otherwise, because you are giving up another item for a lesser price. so it works out in the end.

i loved doing package deals. thats where i brought home the cheese !!

CHANGEinWAVES

the wolf wrote:

that works out well sometimes. sometimes you can get more for one item then you would get otherwise, because you are giving up another item for a lesser price. so it works out in the end.

i loved doing package deals. thats where i brought home the cheese !!

mmmm cheese;)

muiren77

CHANGEinWAVES wrote:

mmmm cheese;)

+ 1


goodluck, hope you'll be able to bring home the cheese

CHANGEinWAVES

muiren77 wrote:

+ 1


goodluck, hope you'll be able to bring home the cheese

if i sell for a good price.....IMAGINE THE AMOUNT OF CHEESE I COULD BUY!!! :D:D:D

muiren77

CHANGEinWAVES wrote:

if i sell for a good price.....IMAGINE THE AMOUNT OF CHEESE I COULD BUY!!! :D:D:D

crossing my fingers...


maybe you can send some my way if you're feeling generous, that is...:)

CHANGEinWAVES

muiren77 wrote:

crossing my fingers...


maybe you can send some my way if you're feeling generous, that is...:)

if I get what I ask.....
there will be a free round of cheese for ALL!:D:D

muiren77

CHANGEinWAVES wrote:

if I get what I ask.....
there will be a free round of cheese for ALL!:D:D

oh, goodie! so looking forward for it :D

hurry up then, polish your sales-talking...

CHANGEinWAVES

muiren77 wrote:

oh, goodie! so looking forward for it :D

hurry up then, polish your sales-talking...

i sent the email....
now we just wait.....and dream of cheese;)

CHANGEinWAVES

ok NEW question....
anyone have success on Craigslist??

I'm trying to decide whether to sell my wedding china on ebay or craigslist.

CHANGEinWAVES

Well the guy basically laughed at me in his return email...and didn't counter the offer:(
I guess craigslist here comes my furniture!! Haha:)

muiren77

CHANGEinWAVES wrote:

Well the guy basically laughed at me in his return email...and didn't counter the offer:(
I guess craigslist here comes my furniture!! Haha:)

darn! so, no free round of cheese yet? :(

CHANGEinWAVES

muiren77 wrote:

darn! so, no free round of cheese yet? :(

Nope:( how upsetting!!
We'll see what he says after my other email... If he's a tool again it's craigslist all the way! Though I'd rather get rid of it all right now and move on!! And get cheese;)

decides2dream

CHANGEinWAVES wrote:

ok NEW question....
anyone have success on Craigslist??

I'm trying to decide whether to sell my wedding china on ebay or craigslist.

if you are willing to ship it anywhere say within the US, i'd go with ebay...larger audience. altho i will say, i've sold MANY things on ebay that were for local pick-up only...and it still worked well. we're big ebayers though in general.



i have a huge amoire we want to sell and am thinking of trying craig's list for the first time, but unsure.



btw - overall for housewares of any form, really doesn't matter what you paid for them unless they are rare/collectors items...it's all resale value. you have to realize you will more than likely sell for at least 1/2 price, if not a quarter...depending on age, quality, style, usefulness, etc....all factor in the price. we recently sold a brand-new media stand, owned it only 6 months, for half the price we paid for it., thus is the aftermarket of such goods.

CHANGEinWAVES

decides2dream wrote:

if you are willing to ship it anywhere say within the US, i'd go with ebay...larger audience. altho i will say, i've sold MANY things on ebay that were for local pick-up only...and it still worked well. we're big ebayers though in general.



i have a huge amoire we want to sell and am thinking of trying craig's list for the first time, but unsure.



btw - overall for housewares of any form, really doesn't matter what you paid for them unless they are rare/collectors items...it's all resale value. you have to realize you will more than likely sell for at least 1/2 price, if not a quarter...depending on age, quality, style, usefulness, etc....all factor in the price. we recently sold a brand-new media stand, owned it only 6 months, for half the price we paid for it., thus is the aftermarket of such goods.

Thanks for the info:)
As for the resale value...I'm staring to realize I'm not gonna get anywhere near what I payed!:(
I won't ever buy expensive furniture again!