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Hard-to-find items and price negotiation
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I'll haggle for hobby items, but usually pretty low-key - for example, if buying used items without price stickers on them I'll usually try a polite "how much for these three?" or similar question. The other technique I use is if asked to name a price, name a low one - the worst they can do is say "sorry, I can't sell it that cheap" and you might just get lucky. I won't spend ages trying to negotiate in order to knock a few pounds off the price - not worthwhile as usually if they've not responded well to your opening question (something like "Is that your best price for that?") they're not going to drop the asking price no matter how hard you negotiate. Not sure how it works over there, but a price tag in a store here is (legally speaking) an "invitation to tender" - you have the right to ask if they'll accept a lower price (and they have the right to refuse to do so - one of my LHS has a sticker behind the counter saying "sorry, we don't haggle"). <br /> <br />Having said that, it's usually only worth haggling when buying hobby equipment and full-size vehicles - most other types of store have all their prices entered on a computer system and can't offer discounts. It took me ages to get used to the idea of being able to negotiate like this, now I almost expect it on certain items!
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