Saturday, September 30, 2006

I am always prepared to negotiate on your behalf...

Haggling down home and car prices like a pro
By Holden Lewis

Fishing has been defined as a jerk on one end of a line waiting for a jerk on the other end.
Selling big-ticket items such as houses, cars, appliances and jewelry is a lot like fishing. Salespeople, including savvy homesellers, hook you and reel you in by using a variety of negotiation strategies. They use those time-tested tactics on you whether you want them to or not.
Since you can't avoid the salesperson's negotiating ploys, your only defense is to recognize what he's doing. You then have the chance to use some of those tactics yourself -- becoming the fisherman instead of the fish.
It's called haggling. How well you do it could be the key factor in determining the price you agree to pay for your new home or car........continue