Saturday, May 17, 2014

How much for the gold bar?






So I'm trying to sell our office coffee table. Almost everyone agrees the price is too high. When asked for a better suggested price, our new senior designer suggests we set it at $49.

When I finally agree that it might be the best price he adds: “and then they will try and negotiate it down”.

And he is right.

Spring Day, Saturday
Quiet neighborhood garage sale.

There are 4 small card tables, well appointed, small doilies under each item, tasteful knickknacks, some pottery.

Man comes up, looks over a brooch. Puts it down, wanders off, come back and looks again. Attractive middle-aged woman sees him return and goes over.

She: "It belonged to my late mother, Im asking $25 for it".

He: squinting…"ummmm, I don’t know" (clearly he is looking for a deal).

She: "Well, it has an amazing history and great sentimental value".

He: "How about $5.00"?

She: "My father smuggled it out of Italy in 1943, clenched in his buttcheeks. He rode a horse that way for 1,000 miles"!

He: "Uh huh".

She: "It's 24k gold, it has 3 diamonds in it"!

He: "$7.50"?

She: "It’s magical, you’ll be rich and it will make you immortal"!

He: "$8.00".

She: sighing "Fine".

He: "Will you take a check"?



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