how to negotiate with dealers?

[possum]

There are many secret haggling methods. They are a process. My Dad would spend a day buying a truck. Or a washing machine. Or about anything. Others his age did so as well. Both the dealer and the buyer would insult each other for several hours and then make the deal and shake hands. I have a good friend that makes a very low offer. It is refused and he goes home. His wife goes back to the place and buys it for the price that was offered to her husband. Next time they do it again. The point is this. The dealer can compete. But only take so much. He has to stay in business. Any dealer that close in price to the big stores is trying to compete.

 

[Ric]

Haven't got the offer yet I saw it in there a month ago didn't talk to anyone. If that's a good deal ill go with that I have just never bought through a dealer except for parts so I was just wondering if there is some kind of secret haggling process

There's the problem. you've just never bought through a dealer except for parts. He has never made any money off you, So why then should you expect to get a deal. There's No secret haggling process, you have earn a deal or a percentage off equipment by buying from the guy all the time, becoming a full time customer, continually giving him your business on everything you buy in the way of equipment and not run to HD for everything. I'll bet HD doesn't sell it cheaper than there $999.

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

There's the problem. you've just never bought through a dealer except for parts. He has never made any money off you, So why then should you expect to get a deal. There's No secret haggling process, you have earn a deal or a percentage off equipment by buying from the guy all the time, becoming a full time customer, continually giving him your business on everything you buy in the way of equipment and not run to HD for everything. I'll bet HD doesn't sell it cheaper than there $999.

Good point. :thumbsup: Routine customers will likely get better deals (and quicker service). I only get my stuff from 2 dealers - one that sells Echo (along with Exmark and lots more), and one that sells Honda (plus Toro).

 

[pugaltitude]

I still dont understand why 1, a dealer should give any discount and 2, why a customer should expect it.
You dont ask or get discount when you buy your shopping from a supermarket so why from any retail outlet?

 

[davbell22602]

I still dont understand why 1, a dealer should give any discount and 2, why a customer should expect it.
You dont ask or get discount when you buy your shopping from a supermarket so why from any retail outlet?

I agree, good point :thumbsup:

 

[Crawdad]

I still dont understand why 1, a dealer should give any discount and 2, why a customer should expect it.
You dont ask or get discount when you buy your shopping from a supermarket so why from any retail outlet?

Do you let your lawn customers haggle?

 

[exotion]

I still dont understand why 1, a dealer should give any discount and 2, why a customer should expect it.
You dont ask or get discount when you buy your shopping from a supermarket so why from any retail outlet?

1) Generally giving a customer a good deal ensures a return customer.
2) customers expect it because private dealers generally haggle some dealers actually mark up prices for the customers to haggle and to make customers feel as though they got a good deal.

As I suspect with this deal will at least match HD price because I am going to start taking al my new business there as they are a Honda/toro/echo/husky dealer

 

[Ric]

1) Generally giving a customer a good deal ensures a return customer.
2) customers expect it because private dealers generally haggle some dealers actually mark up prices for the customers to haggle and to make customers feel as though they got a good deal.

As I suspect with this deal will at least match HD price because I am going to start taking al my new business there as they are a Honda/toro/echo/husky dealer

Giving someone like you say will bring a customer back and every time you have a return customer the dealer increases his chances of a bigger sale down the road. I didn't get a discount until after I purchased my first ztr, now I get any where from 5 to 15% depending on what and how much I'm spending, at the end of the year it adds up. For a dealer to give a discount is just good business.

 

[davbell22602]

1) Generally giving a customer a good deal ensures a return customer.
2) customers expect it because private dealers generally haggle some dealers actually mark up prices for the customers to haggle and to make customers feel as though they got a good deal.

As I suspect with this deal will at least match HD price because I am going to start taking al my new business there as they are a Honda/toro/echo/husky dealer

You need to understand that the dealers have there own pricing from the distributor along with a suggested retail price. They can only reduce the price so far then they start loosing money. The also dealer pays freight and a employee to assemble the new equipment off the freight truck. So dont waste your time on haggling a dealer on price for new equipment. Will never happen. Might have better chance if you buy used working piece of equipment on price haggling or one on consignment.

 

[exotion]

You need to understand that the dealers have there own pricing from the distributor along with a suggested retail price. They can only reduce the price so far then they start loosing money. The also dealer pays freight and a employee to assemble the new equipment off the freight truck. So dont waste your time on haggling a dealer on price for new equipment. Will never happen. Might have better chance if you buy used working piece of equipment on price haggling or one on consignment.

Then he will lose a sale, I can go to homedepot for 999 or I can go to him ... Only makes since I want to support my dealer and go to him when I need something but I don't see the benefits of spending more money... For any reason dealer service or not I usually do my own mechanical work anyway. Like I said he sells me I support him I go back when I need something else... I am never buying used for business again so it will be in his benefit to at least match HD price.....