Dickering is also a great icebreaker. There is that feeling of warmth when you negotiate a mutually agreed upon price and celebrate with a shot of grappa.
On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 6:42 PM, Rich Thomas < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You gotta go there with cash in hand, ready to buy now at a negotiated > price lower than what they quote you. Green still talks. > > I got my used parts in Houston at a place run by a Syrian by way of > Mexico (another "recycling facility" owner had different more colorful > names for him, and the Arab guy who worked for him called the guy a > Syrian POS based on some incidents in the past), for him dickering was > second nature, or maybe first. Nothing personal, just the natural process. > > --R > > R A Bennell wrote: > > Well, the real questions are do they have lots of them for that money and > how bad do you need or want it? You have > > to be a bit of a gambler in order to get a real good deal but sometimes, > you get bit. Someone else comes along and > > pays the price and you don't get the item. > > > > Randy > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rich Thomas > > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 3:57 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mercedes Discussion List > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dicker with a Junkyard? > > > > > > $80!!! You need to go down to at max $60 and work to $80 or $90. > > > > --R > > > > Curt Raymond wrote: > > > >> Since the concensus was to dicker I sent a counter offer of $80 and I'll > pick up. We'll see what they say... > >> > >> -Curt > >> > >> --- On Tue, 7/29/08, Dwight E. Giles, Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> From: Dwight E. Giles, Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: RE: [MBZ] Dicker with a Junkyard? > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "'Mercedes Discussion List'" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >> Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 11:33 AM > >> > >> PS: _does it have hood pad? If not, use that a bargaining chip. > >> > >> Star Motors and Shellfish Co. > >> > >> "Shucking but no Jiving" > >> > >> Dwight Giles, Jr > >> > >> Bissell Cove > >> > >> Wickford RI 02852 > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> On Behalf Of Curt Raymond > >> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 8:58 AM > >> To: Diesel List > >> Subject: [MBZ] Dicker with a Junkyard? > >> > >> So I got an online quote yesterday on a replacement hood for my 240D. > Its > >> $125 delivered. > >> I'm thinking to counter with $90 and I'll pick it up. The place is just > >> 2 > >> towns over, no big deal to head over there. > >> Anybody ever dicker on this sort of thing before? I want to keep the car > as > >> low buck as possible, I already know I'm going to have to take a bath > when > >> I > >> sell it... > >> > >> -Curt > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
