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<p>[QUOTE="gboulton, post: 1377033, member: 27043"]That line always annoys the **** out of me. :too-funny:</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't CARE what you have in the coin/car/airplane/whatever. What you spent on your stock/hobby/toy isn't really my concern. My concern is what you'll sell it for. </p><p><br /></p><p>Whenever someone brings up what they've spent on something, they're playing on your perception that every transaction must be profitable for the seller. NOTHING could be further from the truth.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes, a "loss" is perfectly appropriate due to the depreciation of an item...say a car, for example. Sometimes it's because the market changed (very true amongst collectibles in a down economy) Sometimes the seller is incurring costs in storage, overhead, payroll, or other expenses by holding on to the item, and the "loss" of money is acceptable to get rid of these costs.</p><p><br /></p><p>For me, "I've got more than that in it" is just an excuse to go on the offensive, and pick apart all the reasons the seller should accept my offer. Doesn't always work, but any time you can plant even a seed of doubt in the seller's head about whether (s)he'll get a better offer any time soon, you stand to win the negotiation. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gboulton, post: 1377033, member: 27043"]That line always annoys the **** out of me. :too-funny: I don't CARE what you have in the coin/car/airplane/whatever. What you spent on your stock/hobby/toy isn't really my concern. My concern is what you'll sell it for. Whenever someone brings up what they've spent on something, they're playing on your perception that every transaction must be profitable for the seller. NOTHING could be further from the truth. Sometimes, a "loss" is perfectly appropriate due to the depreciation of an item...say a car, for example. Sometimes it's because the market changed (very true amongst collectibles in a down economy) Sometimes the seller is incurring costs in storage, overhead, payroll, or other expenses by holding on to the item, and the "loss" of money is acceptable to get rid of these costs. For me, "I've got more than that in it" is just an excuse to go on the offensive, and pick apart all the reasons the seller should accept my offer. Doesn't always work, but any time you can plant even a seed of doubt in the seller's head about whether (s)he'll get a better offer any time soon, you stand to win the negotiation. :)[/QUOTE]
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