Kind of Blued
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Maybe I'm a sucker, but I tend to just go for a gun if I think the price is fair and it is something that I want. I guess it just doesn't even cross my mind to "talk 'em down" most of the time. I think I was raised in a culture/society that didn't present "price negotiation" to me... things were just "$this.much".
Simply put, I suppose I may be ignorant as to exactly what role the practice plays in the world of purchasing firearms.
Anyway, I'm hopefully going to be going into a shop this weekend, buying a used $700 AR for sure, and (if the tax refund check is here by then), might add another rifle twice that price as well.
The $700 rifle is in REALLY good shape and lists for $900. The other lists for about $1600 and is marked at $1440. It has been there for a WHILE however, and a shop closer to me has the same rifle for $20 cheaper.
So are there any things that you guys do to get the best price? What would you do in my specific situation? Would it be fair to say I'll do $2,000 for both?
I can't help but feel like I have to give the dealer a REASON as to why they should give something to me for cheaper, but I understand even they may not see it that way. So I tend to think of some psychological sort of game, where I go in, handle the rifle I know I want, tell them I'll buy it. Ask to see the other one, show interest, and pretend like I hadn't even considered buying it, but I'll do it for $x-amount.
It seems silly, I guess I just wasn't taught how to be straight-forward in haggling and simply saying "I don't want to spend that much" even when another $20 doesn't really mean much to me at that point.
Anyway, what are your thoughts and how do you treat/deal with the process?
Simply put, I suppose I may be ignorant as to exactly what role the practice plays in the world of purchasing firearms.
Anyway, I'm hopefully going to be going into a shop this weekend, buying a used $700 AR for sure, and (if the tax refund check is here by then), might add another rifle twice that price as well.
The $700 rifle is in REALLY good shape and lists for $900. The other lists for about $1600 and is marked at $1440. It has been there for a WHILE however, and a shop closer to me has the same rifle for $20 cheaper.
So are there any things that you guys do to get the best price? What would you do in my specific situation? Would it be fair to say I'll do $2,000 for both?
I can't help but feel like I have to give the dealer a REASON as to why they should give something to me for cheaper, but I understand even they may not see it that way. So I tend to think of some psychological sort of game, where I go in, handle the rifle I know I want, tell them I'll buy it. Ask to see the other one, show interest, and pretend like I hadn't even considered buying it, but I'll do it for $x-amount.
It seems silly, I guess I just wasn't taught how to be straight-forward in haggling and simply saying "I don't want to spend that much" even when another $20 doesn't really mean much to me at that point.
Anyway, what are your thoughts and how do you treat/deal with the process?