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General Philatelic/Gen. Discussion : Witnessing the seller /buyer dance

 

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philb
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09 Oct 2016
12:56:03pm

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Yesterday i was in MY element with many boxes of covers to search through...the dealer tables were not that far apart so i could not help overhearing the discussion at the next table. First a figure of $1500 is mentioned...response is loud almost hilarious laughter ! The dealer and prospective buyer stay put...they evidently know one another as conversation...mainly by the salesman of course goes on...i know they were together for at least an hour..Presently the main table owner leaves and his partner appears and the conversation continues...the possible buyer must have some interest. Later in the afternoon one of the dealers says $500 is the least i could take for it or i send it to Hong Kong. I do not know the end result..but evidently this is the dance when you are spending 3 or 4 figures for an item.
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Tom in Exton, PA

09 Oct 2016
01:42:45pm

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"Little different from a Turkish bazaar I once visited in Izmir ..."



That's where I learned my bargaining skills... as a wee lad buying fruit and vegetables at Turkish markets in Izmir! I had learned just enough Turkish to accomplish this task, I still remember all my numbers! Part of that dance was that EVERYTHING was negotiable and the sellers had no respect for those who paid the marked price. There was always a discount to be had.

And that skill has taken me far in my adult life!

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09 Oct 2016
05:21:21pm

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Anglophile, attendance was good...it was certainly not packed..you could get a spot at a table without a wait. Some of the dealers i am familiar with from previous years were not there..you look forward to seeing certain ones and miss them if they are not there.There were two supply dealers in attendance and i am surprised they were not competitive...there was like a 25 percent spread in their prices...a considerable amount if you are buying stockpages etc.

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09 Oct 2016
05:34:42pm

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re: Witnessing the seller /buyer dance

I have to admire the dealer playing his flute in front of the Cobra...but then again thats his trade and has had a lifetime to adapt !

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09 Oct 2016
12:56:03pm

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Yesterday i was in MY element with many boxes of covers to search through...the dealer tables were not that far apart so i could not help overhearing the discussion at the next table. First a figure of $1500 is mentioned...response is loud almost hilarious laughter ! The dealer and prospective buyer stay put...they evidently know one another as conversation...mainly by the salesman of course goes on...i know they were together for at least an hour..Presently the main table owner leaves and his partner appears and the conversation continues...the possible buyer must have some interest. Later in the afternoon one of the dealers says $500 is the least i could take for it or i send it to Hong Kong. I do not know the end result..but evidently this is the dance when you are spending 3 or 4 figures for an item.

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Tom in Exton, PA
09 Oct 2016
01:42:45pm

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re: Witnessing the seller /buyer dance

"Little different from a Turkish bazaar I once visited in Izmir ..."



That's where I learned my bargaining skills... as a wee lad buying fruit and vegetables at Turkish markets in Izmir! I had learned just enough Turkish to accomplish this task, I still remember all my numbers! Part of that dance was that EVERYTHING was negotiable and the sellers had no respect for those who paid the marked price. There was always a discount to be had.

And that skill has taken me far in my adult life!

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philb

09 Oct 2016
05:21:21pm

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re: Witnessing the seller /buyer dance

Anglophile, attendance was good...it was certainly not packed..you could get a spot at a table without a wait. Some of the dealers i am familiar with from previous years were not there..you look forward to seeing certain ones and miss them if they are not there.There were two supply dealers in attendance and i am surprised they were not competitive...there was like a 25 percent spread in their prices...a considerable amount if you are buying stockpages etc.

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philb

09 Oct 2016
05:34:42pm

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re: Witnessing the seller /buyer dance

I have to admire the dealer playing his flute in front of the Cobra...but then again thats his trade and has had a lifetime to adapt !

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"If a man would be anything, he must be himself."
        

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