Friendly Prices - from your new friends

You can get friendly prices from your friends, and you can also get them when dealing with a private party sales.

It's not difficult because the two of you can be more like friends than a typical seller and buyer.

With ease you should be able to establish rapport with the seller and they can offer a price that you will find more friendly to your wallet.

Even if you're a little shy about negotiating a better deal, you should be able to swing this.

Here are two examples for you to ponder:

I went to buy a wood stove. It was a nice pedestal stove with a ceramic glass front. The asking price of $150 was very reasonable. When the seller noticed the emblem on my jacket, he said that he was a member of the same national organization and offered the stove to me at $100.

Bingo, we were instant friends, comrades in arms (literally), and I received a “friendly price” without even asking. It doesn't get much better than that - a 33% reduction just by wearing the right jacket.

You see, that wasn't hard at all. How about another example?

I wanted to buy a dog in partnership with my neighbor. Friends of ours raise dogs, so I inquired one evening about the price. It was $800. I then asked, "what's the friend price" for the dog. It was $600.

Easy as pie. A 25% reduction in price just by asking about the friend price. Rarely does it hurt to ask. Hey, $200 buys a lot of dog biscuits.

So, the next time you're looking for a bargain, try getting friendly prices from the seller. It's not difficult at all.

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