I am OK with leaving yourself a little room to haggle. But it seems odd to me that people want to believe I am going to low ball them when they have no way to justify their initial pricing.
Here is what I mean. If you are going to sell your car take it to Car Max or a dealership and have them make an offer. This at a very minimum establishes a floor for pricing. Once you know your floor identify the time you are looking to sell. If you have some time you have a little more opportunity to ask for a higher price. But realize that this flexibility decreases over time.
I find it crazy that people will reply about how good a shape their car is in, or you really have to see it to appreciate it. NO I DON’T. What I appreciate is that I am typically willing to pay slightly more than a dealer is willing to give you so that you are getting more than you would get from a trade it and I am spending less then I would spend buying retail. WIN WIN
People point to Private party transactions on KBB but the reality is that they can not purely track this. Their are 2 values that can be tracked . Retail and wholesale and the only 2 things that should matter to the seller is how much I am willing to pay relative to a Professional dealer and how much time they can hold out for a buyer who may be willing to pay more.
