Originally Posted by
oddjob2
I had a NJ buyer who drove a Porsche SUV Turbo try to negotiate 20% off on a bike. NFW.
Good luck
I've had similar experience. In person, I just load up my bike and leave. I tell them good luck with their search, I am sure they will find something (NOT).
To the "poor college student" my standard reply is: "I completely understand. I am a broke old guy, living on a fixed income. I sure wish I could give you a discount..."
The strange thing to me, is back in my college days (mid 1970s), I paid $169 for my college bike (UO8). Meanwhile, a semester's tuition was $450 at University of Illinois, and a technical college textbook was $30. Now the equivalent book is $250 to $300, tuition is ~ $5000+. And my UO8 in today's dollars would be $750.
Yet college students today budget $100 for a bike.