When you own something that you want to sell, you set the price. If you negotiate, fine. If not, fine too.
Frank
That didn't really answer my question, but ok.
Bolded: Isn't that what the buyer is doing by pointing out the price? Negotiating?
When you own something that you want to sell, you set the price. If you negotiate, fine. If not, fine too.
Frank
So, that's what we do here when people disagree with an approach? Use labels like "stupid" and "Dogmatic"? In none of my posts dis I suggest taking the price offered. However, I don't think that it's polite to "educate" an owner of an item for sale. Negotiate on the price? Sure, been there and done that. But the term "educate" indicates that the seller somehow needs to be enlightened by someone else.
You both have the option to place me on your ignore lists if you'd like. Otherwise, pigeon holing or using labels is really unnecessary and ungentlemanly IMO.
Good day,
Frank
Call it semantics, call it what you will, but taking the price you're handed from these folks unquestioned is what I call, "stupid."
If it's not at a market stall, I normally do not bargain. It is very uncommon here in regular shops. I am actually surprised you call that stupid.
But when I see a written price, that's it. I hate bargaining, probably because I hated it over the years when people tried to bargain with me. It's not the the Fnaa in Marrakech...
I hate to add to this, but let me rant about a recent interaction on the BST as it's not that different from the shop owners you mention. I won't name names to protect all concerned. I responded to an ad for a number of items on the BST but politely pointed out that the total being asked was above the price of the same items brand new at our well known vendors. I also said I might be interested in a subset of the lot for a good price. He came back with a price that was above the combined price plus shipping at a well-known B&B vendor. I pointed that out, especially as one of his items was less than full. He got upset and said I was entitled. He offered to sell me each item for exactly the list price. I said No Thanks. We got off on the wrong foot but at any rate good luck with his sale. He came back and said I seemed to want something for nothing. But in fact he was expecting full price. He said, Why buy from Vendor X when you can buy from me for the same price? I tried to part amicably but instead he shot back
"Sorry I think you are entitled. Like I should give you something for free because of what?"
He was rude in other interactions and wouldn't leave well enough alone. Funny how someone selling things at full price thinks that anything below that is insulting and that a buyer politely refusing the offer is somehow guilty of improper behavior. At this point I wouldn't take his items if he paid me for them. I have put this seller on my Ignore List but I just wanted to let off steam about a very frustrating exchange with a rude and ignorant person that is fortunately rare in this forum.