millennials are ruining negotiating

[Yaj Yak]

Had mufflers on Craigslist for $75. A guy asked when he could come get them. Showed up yesterday, handed me $75 and I handed him the mufflers. Was super easy and straight forward. He used complete sentences and punctuation so I actually thought maybe he was a scammer at first

I bought a garage fridge that way similarly.

hey man your fridge works great right?

yep

okay cool you home today at 330 so i can get it?

yep

i showed up with an appliance dolly, enclosed trailer and my truck.

dude wanted to explain shit about the fridge to me and i was like cool man im gonna hand you this money and we're going to go our seperate ways k thanks bye

 

[Mike K]

i'm moving/storing/selling stuff now and listing a ton of things on craigslist, offerup, letgo, ebay --- and the most common messages i receive on the former services are by far:

1. what is the price? on an item with a clearly listed price, which I just respond with. there is no follow up, just an empty void where I am expected to negotiate a lower price with myself.

2. what is the lowest you will go? another variation of negotiating with myself with no offer made.

this is at least 80% of the messages i get. quite frustrating. i'm going to start responding by adding $10

I've had the Maserati listed on CarGurus for two months. Because it's perceived to be an expensive but it's not a lot of money all I'm getting is bottom feeders and millennials and it is the fucking WORST.

My ad lists a price, lists condition details, specifies there's no warranty, has pictures that show many angles, mentions features... Still, the only emails I get are asking questions that are already answered, comically low offers or just generic emails "xxxxx is interested in your vehicle". Every other day I get a question about whether or not I'll finance it or how much money they need to put down. It's a private party sale.

No wonder I am able to get great deals off of Offerup/ Craigslist. I make an offer, I state that I'm ready to buy and willing to come with cash immediately and I'm polite. The art of negotiation is fucking DEAD.

 

[Yaj Yak]

maybe it's just commiefornia chuckleheads out that way?

 

[Yaj Yak]

wait, also, cargurus? the fuck is that shit.

 

[Bru]

Garbage.

 

[Mike K]

Autotrader, cars.com, they all suck because it's the same people shopping for the same cars. Stupid people ask stupid questions no matter what website they're using.

 

[EmersonHart13]

I've had the Maserati listed on CarGurus for two months. Because it's perceived to be an expensive but it's not a lot of money all I'm getting is bottom feeders and millennials and it is the fucking WORST.

My ad lists a price, lists condition details, specifies there's no warranty, has pictures that show many angles, mentions features... Still, the only emails I get are asking questions that are already answered, comically low offers or just generic emails "xxxxx is interested in your vehicle". Every other day I get a question about whether or not I'll finance it or how much money they need to put down. It's a private party sale.

No wonder I am able to get great deals off of Offerup/ Craigslist. I make an offer, I state that I'm ready to buy and willing to come with cash immediately and I'm polite. The art of negotiation is fucking DEAD.

Heather told me you were bitching about that car on Facebook.

I told her this is why I don't have Facebook.

 

[Fish]

Heather told me you were bitching about that car on Facebook.

I told her this is why I don't have Facebook.

People use FB for things other than memes now?

 

[Mike K]

Heather told me you were bitching about that car on Facebook.

I told her this is why I don't have Facebook.

From now on I'll text my complaints directly and skip the intermediary.

 

[crooks]

From now on I'll text my complaints directly and skip the intermediary.

Please just post them here so we can all enjoy.

 

[daturbosix]

Fuck you Alonso

 

[Bub]

Like you wouldn't be jewing down Alonso if he had the rims. Fuck outta here.

 

[daturbosix]

oh i would. in person. not with this "whats the low" "whats the least" crap

 

[Bub]

The fuck is the difference?

 

[Yaj Yak]

The fuck is the difference?

this angle takes up my precious time and energy.

 

[Yaj Yak]

if i have something listed for 250$ and you make me take time out of my day to show up and offer $125 in person, you aren't getting it. no matter how much i want to sell it.

 

[Yaj Yak]

this is how i handle "whats the lowest you'll go"




what's the lowest you'll go

what is your offer?

i didnt make one

well, i made an offer of x amount to sell x, you make me an offer and we'll go from there.

ok 1/2 of what you're asking for it

no.






move on with my life.

 

[daturbosix]

If they're not willing to come out and talk price in person, then they're not interested in the item. So they can fuck right off.

When I want something I'm usually willing to pay that price that it's listed for, and hope I can shave a bit off in face to face conversation

 

[Bub]

Lol K

 

[10sec]

I just send people to the south side of Chicago when they low ball me. Ohh, you want to pay 1/3 of what I'm asking and you'll meet me with CASH?!!? Sweet, head here. I'll be waiting for you.

 

[Yaj Yak]

If they're not willing to come out and talk price in person, then they're not interested in the item. So they can fuck right off.

When I want something I'm usually willing to pay that price that it's listed for, and hope I can shave a bit off

I mean, it's a bit of an apples to oranges situation I feel because you're selling a shit ton of shit at all times from more of a business location than my house or garage.





if someone's coming, they're buying it. ask their questions now, ask me to send them whatever the fuck pics and videos they want... i will provide all that and more, and we can both move on with our lives.

If they're wasting my time to have me sit around, dick in hand, to hopefully sell a $150 lawn mower mid-day of a Saturday... they best be bringing at least 130-140 and you best be expecting to leave with it.

they tell me they "want to see it in person and make an offer"

fuck that, i aint got time for that shit over $150 and I'm not waiting around to try.

 

[sickmint79]

I mean, it's a bit of an apples to oranges situation I feel because you're selling a shit ton of shit at all times from more of a business location than my house or garage.





if someone's coming, they're buying it. ask their questions now, ask me to send them whatever the fuck pics and videos they want... i will provide all that and more, and we can both move on with our lives.

If they're wasting my time to have me sit around, dick in hand, to hopefully sell a $150 lawn mower mid-day of a Saturday... they best be bringing at least 130-140 and you best be expecting to leave with it.

they tell me they "want to see it in person and make an offer"

fuck that, i aint got time for that shit over $150 and I'm not waiting around to try.

some chick kept wanting me to send her a video of me plugging in a playstation 3 and powering it on. finally i thought we were going to meet at - per her request, a game stop. i head out there. she never showed.

 

[daturbosix]

Another idiot. Fuck her too

 

[FESTER665]

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Tell her I can get her the remaining $50.

 

[blakbearddelite]

Ah, the old sob story. I make bad life decisions, give me a price break.