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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 4938516, member: 105571&quot;]You asked for what I thought of the idea of &quot;transparent pricing&quot; from my own standpoint, therefore I am not going to pretend I know what the &quot;market&quot; or &quot;everyone else&quot; thinks.</p><p><br /></p><p>It would be a complete waste of time for me.&nbsp; I don&#039;t care what the dealer has in it.&nbsp; I view &quot;transparent pricing&quot; as just another ploy to manipulate the buyer market into guaranteeing to make good a dealer&#039;s risk.&nbsp; You know, &quot;privatize the profit but socialize the risk&quot;.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I have sometimes had a dealer reject my offer with the statement that he bought it for more than my offer. Who cares?&nbsp; If he made 10,000% profit on it would he tell me?&nbsp; No.&nbsp; So, why should his cost matter to me?&nbsp;&nbsp; It shouldn&#039;t and doesn&#039;t.&nbsp; And how do I verify his statement even if I cared?&nbsp; Audit his books?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I am reminded of GM&#039;s venture with the Saturn brand where their hook was a no haggle price.&nbsp; Multiple studies showed that buyers of Saturn vehicles paid more than they should have for the &quot;privilege&quot; of not bargaining with the dealer.&nbsp; So the customer had to pay in order to avoid the stress or discomfort of negotiating.&nbsp; Who does that favor?&nbsp; Any guesses?</p><p><br /></p><p>No, transparent pricing is anything but and simply provides the seller with another means to manipulate things to his advantage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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