If you hear this said then walk away...

[coltle6920]

You are looking to buy a new car or truck. Maybe you are at a gun show looking for a deal. You look at the price sticker and the person making the sale says "That price is more than fair."

What does that really mean? Are you charging me more than what a fair price would be? I'm of an age where I know what that statement used to mean but in today's environment I'm not so sure.

 

[Pisgah]

My response would be, "Well, not to me," then leave...

I usually let them have one salesman's cliche, then I walk if they continue with the jive. If you're not going to deal seriously, I won't deal, period.

 

[kozmic]

To navigate any purchase you need to be well versed in the product and actual "fair pricing". Trusting one of these snake oil salesmen is a fool's mission. Thanks for the PSA!

 

[URIT]

Fair or fare? Fair will slim your wallet and fatten his, while fare will get you moving down the road.

When I worked part-time at a new car dealership, there was a 12% mark up on the base price and 23% mark up on add-ons.

The dealer needed to finance the vehicle when it got the invoice and before it was shipped. No wiggle room on transportation.

Do the math. Fair or fare?

The last time I bought a new car was in 1988. I let the new car buyer take the first big depreciation hit.

 

[glenwolde]

Translation: "It's .05% less than the highest price I could find."

 

[kamloops67]

When I'm shopping for something I usually know what I want to pay
I'll smile thinly at the salesmanship then make my offer
If accepted great if not I move on … unless I decide to pay the higher price
The "more than fair" statement , to me means less expensive than going rate . Anything else would be misleading or an outright lie

 

[SafeTFirst]

Taking "more than fair" to be "more than a reasonable person would pay"…I'd respond with "If you drop the price to fair, I might be interested."

 

[alwslate]

Lots of different interpretations. If I am selling something and I tell a prospective buyer that the price is more than fair I mean it is a price that is lower than he is likely to find anywhere else for the same item. That's me. I would not be immediately turned off if a seller told me that. When buying anything, car, gun or whatever, you need to know what you want and what a fair price actually is. I buy new a new vehicle every several years. I decide exactly what I want before I ever walk into a dealership. I buy vehicles. I don't expect a dealer to "sell" me a vehicle.

 

[pharmer]

When I bring an item for sale at a gunshow (very seldom) I have a price fair to me and a buyer. Takes no more effort to carry it home than to bring it. Joe

 

[Greyman50]

Well some buyers want it cheap so they can resell…..

 

[djohns6]

You are looking to buy a new car or truck. Maybe you are at a gun show looking for a deal. You look at the price sticker and the person making the sale says "That price is more than fair."

What does that really mean? Are you charging me more than what a fair price would be? I'm of an age where I know what that statement used to mean but in today's environment I'm not so sure.

You really don't know what that means ?

 

[M29since14]

I take "more than fair" as the seller intends it (it's just a sales pitch), but fair is different for different people, so what seems fair to me is what I'm interested in. If that happens to be fair for both parties, I'm ok with that. Usually I'm actually happy with that.

 

[NYlakesider]

Talk is cheap.

When Mr Green makes a appearance, things get much more serious!

 

[mojave30cal]

Yeah, it's up to the buyer to determine if the asking price is
"fair".

 

[lkabug]

Speaking of salesman cliche.
While looking to buy my most recent boat, I narrow it down to two boats at different dealers. Both same size and and equipment. Both salesmen knew I had narrowed the selection down to one of two. One of the salesmen told me "I was smart for shopping around". Then he stated I should buy from him. I asked why.
"Well, both boats are great boats, but with ours, you also get me."
I bought the other boat.

 

[Sevens]

This conversation sounds to me like someone is trying to be offended.

It really is about the item and the price. If something else sours the deal, that's fine, nobody's life is going to change over one gun sale.

Making it more than it is sounds like a waste of time and energy.

 

[Erich]

Please take this in the friendly spirit in which it's intended. I know no one is making me read or reply to this thread, but oh, good Lord! We all know that's a vernacular phrase suggesting that the buyer will be getting a better-than-fair deal.

Yeah, some sellers are unreasonable. So are some buyers. If we're just old men grousing, are we going to have a thread complaining about drivers on the freeway, too? How about the weather? How about them changing the formula for Coke back in the Eighties . . . ?

I say this only because I catch myself doing similar things all the time - I want to stop and I don't want any of you good gentlemen to travel too far down the road to negativity. So cheer up, amigos: no one is making you buy anything. The possibility of dealing with difficult humans is part of the choice you make when you do. We all know that. Please allow me to suggest that it's a mistake to focus on trivialities like this when we have so many blessings that warrant more of our attention.

Now have a better day!

 

[rwsmith]

You mean when like it's advertised...

You are looking to buy a new car or truck. Maybe you are at a gun show looking for a deal. You look at the price sticker and the person making the sale says "That price is more than fair."

What does that really mean? Are you charging me more than what a fair price would be? I'm of an age where I know what that statement used to mean but in today's environment I'm not so sure.

...as 'rare'. If you listen to any story by someone who is selling you something, their's is the best, everyone else's is crud. And whatever they are buying from you isn't worth anything.

I can't sell anything, but I could probably bring myself to do technical sales because it's generally more matter-of-fact. However, one time my boss called up someone to ask about ball valves. They said, "NOBODY IS USING BALL VALVES ANYMORE!"

Yeah, right.

 

[djohns6]

Please take this in the friendly spirit in which it's intended. I know no one is making me read or reply to this thread, but oh, good Lord! We all know that's a vernacular phrase suggesting that the buyer will be getting a better-than-fair deal.

Of course that's what it means . To suggest anything else is silly and just looking for attention .

 

[deadin]

My personal idea of a "Fair Price" depends a lot on whether I am selling or buying......
Unfortunately, my buying "fair price" seems to be about 5+ years out of sync....