Pfaff 30
09-09-2015, 04:23 PM
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I’m not much into the haggling game. The best example of when not to haggle that I ever saw, was at a yardsale where a lady didn’t like the price of an item and said she wouldn’t give that much for it. I don’t remember what the price was on it, but I thought that it was a bargain. Let’s say it was $5.
She looked around a little bit and then asked the gentleman if he would take $3 for the item. He said no, and that it was $6 or nothing. She complained that it was tagged $5, at which time he told her that it was mismarked, and should say $7. When she complained that he was raising his price every time that he priced it, he said “Yep, and if you still want it, it’s now $8, do you want to keep haggling?” She quit complaining and left.
Sometimes, haggling insults people when they have a good price on something.
CD in Oklahoma
She looked around a little bit and then asked the gentleman if he would take $3 for the item. He said no, and that it was $6 or nothing. She complained that it was tagged $5, at which time he told her that it was mismarked, and should say $7. When she complained that he was raising his price every time that he priced it, he said “Yep, and if you still want it, it’s now $8, do you want to keep haggling?” She quit complaining and left.
Sometimes, haggling insults people when they have a good price on something.
CD in Oklahoma
But buying from someone that takes such a hard line as in your story is also unacceptable and I would have found him to be rude. All he had to do was politely decline her offer and then say my price is firm. That probably would have nipped the whole unpleasant exchange in the bud as Barney Fife used to say....JMHO
But some of my most fun times are bargaining at the used markets. It is an artform in itself. I LUV it!
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09-11-2015, 04:38 PM
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I just looked at Zeusmachines.com , where he specializes in Pfaff 130s and 30s. It has been a long time since I looked at his site. He is offering a Pfaff 30 portable with accessories at the price of $499.00 plus $55 shipping. Looks like the correct answer to your question is whatever you are willing to pay for what you want.
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