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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | One person's ridiculous is another's reasonable offer. I was a little ashamed when I made an offer for my 87C, but it was literally all I had left in the fund....and she said that's what she had hoped to get out of it anyway! |
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Location: Omaha, NE | Rule Number 1 in business is "Don't say 'No' for the other guy."
It never hurts to ask. |
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Location: Texas | Never hurts to ask but what does "Don't say No for the other guy" mean? lol
Patch - you got a great deal and that was what she was hoping for - a win win situation. You didn't screw her to the wall - that was the money she wanted for that guitar. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | My motto is never sell anything out of desperation.
If you think desperate times my be coming, then sell things off before you reach that point. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I'm saving my Orange Flame T for desperate times...
But you can have it today for $800!
Someone said that people "aren't lowering their prices"...
Maybe true, but I have notice some very nice guitars at Very Good prices getting relisted repeatedly.
This is not good.
A 'bear' market is the time to buy, but that is assuming you have the money NOW and can afford to wait. |
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Location: Texas | I have seen some great guitars not being bought - they might seem expensive on the listing at $4,000 until you realise that the guitar is really worth $6,000.00. 4 Grand sounds like a lot until you realize you will have a guitar worth $2,000 more -and someday this economy mess will turn around and you could make a great profit......but I think it won't turn around for 12 or 18 months. If you can come up with the money and hold out for those months to pass - buy high end guitars now. Just do your research first. :D |
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Location: NJ | the last half dozen custom order prices I got back were really expensive. I bet if you hold on to a guitar in about 6 months you will find people wanted to buy any USA made ovation. |
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Location: Texas | I hope you are right Al. :) WE just need this economy back on track.
Have a good evening Al |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | One other thing to remember about negotiating . . . if a continuing rlationship between buyer and seller (contractor/client,employer/employee, husband/wife, etc.) is important, then it is best to collaborate on the agreement and not irritate one another to the point that a continuing relationship is not possible. We call this enlarging the shadow of time when encouraging collaboration. It may be necessary to give a little this time around because next time, you may get a little more in the negotiation. This is how trust is built, but it only applies when further negotiations are likely in the future. |
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possible guitar sales?
