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Originally Posted by Deck Guy
Sorry, but I will not lower a bid after presenting it. When I bump them because I'm busy, I'll go 25%, but that is the price...period. If you start negotiating price, where does it end? Why can't you go down $200? At least that's what I would ask you.
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I can answer this. I would tell you, I gave you 100$ off, I can't pay you to do your work now can I? I can take off the 100, all I ask is you tell your friends about us.( Now he tells his friends your a great guy and he tells them the discounted price, which is the normal full price) So it snowballs.
A common sales practice in any sales is to high/low a potential customer.
Coming down off a price simply shows a willingness to work with people, and appear to "cut a deal". Which is done in all businesses of any kind.
Especially now. Times are hard for everyone and a money can be made from lower prices and higher volume, taking less time to do a job. People are more concerned with bottom line than anything. Quality will take a back seat to job cost and speed. Those who adapt will over come, others will fall to the waist side.
Now is not the time to get rich, but to just keep going until the economy picks back up.