Originally Posted by
atariwhizkid
It is infinitely easier to bargain someone down in price in person rather than online. I never do it any more. For some reason, people seem to get super offended when you e-mail them and ask them if they'd take less, yet when I look someone in the eye and do the same thing they almost always agree. Why is that?
I offer tuned bikes for a bit more then what it costs to tune them. When I have 6 or 7 people responding I have no trouble letting someone waste there
time to get to my place and make an offer and turn them down. Doesn't really answer the question. However there is big visual component to bargaining
(turning to walk away, going over the high points of what I am selling, etc).