[CR]Negotiating as a Hobby

(Example: Framebuilders:Rene Herse)

Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 08:35:49 -0400
From: <LouDeeter@aol.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Negotiating as a Hobby

Pat Moffat said: The guy was asking $10, and I pounded him down to $9. After I got home, I felt bad for pounding the poor guy for a dollar....

At Cirque a couple of years ago, I was asking a ridiculously low price for a Cinelli stem, something like $5. Someone came up and said, "will you take $4?" I said, "No, but I'll take $3." They almost walked away in a huff. Lou Deeter, Orlando FL