So you're a cheap skate too
The secret is to get well oiled before going out.
It throws them off as they can't hear the squeaking when ya come up to the table.
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The secret is to get well oiled before going out.
It throws them off as they can't hear the squeaking when ya come up to the table.
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Not cheap... just have a wallet made of lead. :PSo you're a cheap skate too
The secret is to get well oiled before going out.
It throws them off as they can't hear the squeaking when ya come up to the table.
I think i am smart... i will pay full if i gotta have it... which is rare... otherwise if i dont need it,,, i want a real deal to jump.
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That is a nickname i named a guy that was cheaper than most i have known.There has to be an upside to the purchase for me.
Sort of thing where if I sell I don't have a hit in the wallet.
A lead wallet-interesting-is it registered?
"So Judge I was getting robbed, they asked for my wallet, I threw it at them, hit them in the head....."
"Mr. lead wallet"
Ran into a few like that, and I get where they're coming from.
But there's a limit and some are just gouging the lowball all the time.
So If I said $10-if it was marked $13
The counter offer would be "I'll give you $3.00"
I'd just counter with give me $12.00
"But you said $10"
Oh make that $15.00 then.
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If i see a box marked "FREE"...
I ask if they will take less......... :P
j/k... I hear ya.... i am the type if they say 13 i say "what's your best price"... usually they reply with 10... so i am good with that.
DEPENDING ! on what we are talking / haggling about.
I ask if they will take less......... :P
j/k... I hear ya.... i am the type if they say 13 i say "what's your best price"... usually they reply with 10... so i am good with that.
DEPENDING ! on what we are talking / haggling about.
Selling at a market one time
Brother had a piece of glass (bowl) guy kept at him every hour.
It was like $10 guy was offering 50 cents
Stood there and haggling every few hours
Brother picked it up, and said ok 50 cents
Guy threw the 50 cents on the table
Brother dropped it on the pavement.
Brother had a piece of glass (bowl) guy kept at him every hour.
It was like $10 guy was offering 50 cents
Stood there and haggling every few hours
Brother picked it up, and said ok 50 cents
Guy threw the 50 cents on the table
Brother dropped it on the pavement.
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YEP ! ... that's what makes em rare ! ! !Selling at a market one time
Brother had a piece of glass (bowl) guy kept at him every hour.
It was like $10 guy was offering 50 cents
Stood there and haggling every few hours
Brother picked it up, and said ok 50 cents
Guy threw the 50 cents on the table
Brother dropped it on the pavement.
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One time in band camp... errr.... wait....... wrong story.... um.... errr......
Ah yes !....
One time a cheapo depo was haggling me over a 1 dollar thing... and kept coming back when i told him its adollar and i have no change...
So he returns with fifty cents and an attitude... so just to save face i agree to letting him have it for the 2 quarters...
He smirkly took the item (old rat bastard)... and leaves the fifty cents and walks off...
So i eventualy grab the fifty cents off the table and drop in my front pocket....
And i heard that distinctive sound...
1964 quarter ... heh
Aint karma great
Ah yes !....
One time a cheapo depo was haggling me over a 1 dollar thing... and kept coming back when i told him its adollar and i have no change...
So he returns with fifty cents and an attitude... so just to save face i agree to letting him have it for the 2 quarters...
He smirkly took the item (old rat bastard)... and leaves the fifty cents and walks off...
So i eventualy grab the fifty cents off the table and drop in my front pocket....
And i heard that distinctive sound...
1964 quarter ... heh
Aint karma great
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Mornin all.
Asking if a seller has any wiggle room on something I 'm already prepared to buy doesn't ruin it for either of us.
My lowballing is what somethings worth to me at reasonable price for what it is , not trying to gank someone.
Sure i'll pay more than the retail price was when a certain item sold. But most more like half unless rare or limited.
A bidder bought a rifle at auction the other day for near current retail. Minus a /the original box and documentation/instructions ect..Sure both parties are happy. But the number of potential buyers made the eventual sale price better for the seller too.
Was thrown off years ago when one vender answered he'd go a quarter after I asked how much he could wiggle.
He meaning $25 dollars. L.o.l..
I caught on , but he knew I didn't understand him right away.
Traded that old kettle (in great shape) for a wool blanket that a gal cut and sewed into a capote for me. Traded her "frog skins"/ dollar bills to do so.
A glass case at a big outdoor flea market long ago had a German b.b. pistol in it marked 5 on the tag.
Craftsmanship from the quick view looked awful nice.
Asked the seller for a better look , and yes it was a very nice piece.
It's five bucks? I asked. No , it's 50 bucks he replied.
That was a new way of pricing to me.
Not that he was overly unreasonable in price. But it wasn't 5 . I thanked him for the looking at it and gingerly handed it back. L.o.l.
Asking if a seller has any wiggle room on something I 'm already prepared to buy doesn't ruin it for either of us.
My lowballing is what somethings worth to me at reasonable price for what it is , not trying to gank someone.
Sure i'll pay more than the retail price was when a certain item sold. But most more like half unless rare or limited.
A bidder bought a rifle at auction the other day for near current retail. Minus a /the original box and documentation/instructions ect..Sure both parties are happy. But the number of potential buyers made the eventual sale price better for the seller too.
Was thrown off years ago when one vender answered he'd go a quarter after I asked how much he could wiggle.
He meaning $25 dollars. L.o.l..
I caught on , but he knew I didn't understand him right away.
Traded that old kettle (in great shape) for a wool blanket that a gal cut and sewed into a capote for me. Traded her "frog skins"/ dollar bills to do so.
A glass case at a big outdoor flea market long ago had a German b.b. pistol in it marked 5 on the tag.
Craftsmanship from the quick view looked awful nice.
Asked the seller for a better look , and yes it was a very nice piece.
It's five bucks? I asked. No , it's 50 bucks he replied.
That was a new way of pricing to me.
Not that he was overly unreasonable in price. But it wasn't 5 . I thanked him for the looking at it and gingerly handed it back. L.o.l.
Pint of beer watching the derby yesterday.
Neckbones making me nauseous today like a bad hangover. Shoulder up through eye socket along neck.
Too much yardwork yesterday.
But somehow that little amount of alcohol made it / always makes it worse.
That started years ago. Before I knew how bad the bones were , and the arthritis.
Keeps me from drinking too much alcohol anymore , that's for danged sure.
Blahhh.
Neckbones making me nauseous today like a bad hangover. Shoulder up through eye socket along neck.
Too much yardwork yesterday.
But somehow that little amount of alcohol made it / always makes it worse.
That started years ago. Before I knew how bad the bones were , and the arthritis.
Keeps me from drinking too much alcohol anymore , that's for danged sure.
Blahhh.
Morning RC
One can argue with the mind.
But the body seems be the boss at certain times.
Went to load hay, the Ford 5000 dead
I must of hit the toggle switch for the overhead lights.
30 minutes with the 3000 gained a growl.
So needed the Tundra to kick it over.
So I will trickle charge it for 24hrs to make it happy again.
This one is 3.5 yrs old now, replacement for the one that went boom.
I must of hit the toggle switch for the overhead lights.
30 minutes with the 3000 gained a growl.
So needed the Tundra to kick it over.
So I will trickle charge it for 24hrs to make it happy again.
This one is 3.5 yrs old now, replacement for the one that went boom.
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I walk the markets frequently... vendors see me and they usually have something they wantto know about / ID etc...
But that comes at a price...
When i ask for a price on something they immediately think "oh man HE wants this, it must be good"...
So then it seems the price goes up heh
BUT... i have mastered the art of haggle long ago and simply point out what i am wiling to pay.
If they say no... i walk.
MOST times the next time i see them they say "hey are you still willing to give me that offer" ?
And then there are those that i call "sticklers"... they will wait and wait... lug and lug it... over a damn dollar.
I am like what the heck is wrong with that mentality...when you are not really selling anything.
But that comes at a price...
When i ask for a price on something they immediately think "oh man HE wants this, it must be good"...
So then it seems the price goes up heh
BUT... i have mastered the art of haggle long ago and simply point out what i am wiling to pay.
If they say no... i walk.
MOST times the next time i see them they say "hey are you still willing to give me that offer" ?
And then there are those that i call "sticklers"... they will wait and wait... lug and lug it... over a damn dollar.
I am like what the heck is wrong with that mentality...when you are not really selling anything.
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