Rusty McNeil
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I put my truck up for sale 2 weeks ago, the one I said I'd never sell. It's in the way all the time and I don't drive it but maybe 500 miles a year..
Anyway....Did the research and came up with a number that I wanted for it, $7000 which was HIGH Trade-IN for FAIR condition, according to KBB, I wanted it to move and priced it pretty fair I thought, but in all honesty was asking $1500 more than I was willing to take for it..
It's an 2002 Chevy 2500 HD crew cab LS with a 6.0 litre gas motor, 127000 miles and extremely good mechanical and cosmetic condition except for a lot of scratches from driving through brush at the deer lease. Were it not for the scratches it would be in Pristine perfect condition.
1st couple that come to look at it and drive it, nice young couple, live here locally, with a little 6 y.o. girl, love it and want it for ASKING price, they did not even attempt to haggle with me even a little bit...They were down to one car and he needed something quickly for work, he works at the county landfill, equipt. operator..had the uniform to back it up.
So his wife says they don't have the full $7k for maybe a week, but can come up with $6600 on Saturday, before I can get "fine I'll take it" out of my mouth He throws in a Glock 22 in .40Cal to the mix, and will I take the $6600 and the Glock as full payment...
Of course I say yes. Since I know retail on the gun is about $550 or so so surely it's worth $400 especially if I want to keep it.
That night My wife and I keep asking ourselves "why the hell didn't they haggle?" Now I feel guilty for taking advantage of their stupidity.
They come by Sat a.m. with the cash $$$$ and the gun, brand new in the box, with all the paper etc. we do all the truck paper and then the guy proceeds to show me this gun and how to break it down and all the features and you can tell he is totally stoked about it, says he just bought it a couple of months ago...I ask him if it's his only firearm, he tells me yes and I Wince.....
Am I a pussy for thinking about giving him his Glock back and calling it good?
My wife thinks I should, and I keep going back and forth, since my conscience is in competition with my love of firearms.....
I would have gladly taken way less and just can't believe they didn't haggle with me......now the guy had to trade his likes for his needs, and is living in a home w/o a gun 'cause of me....Then again he was happy as a lark when he left.
On the other hand he still got the truck way less than what a dealer would have charged, and about what any other private seller would have actually gotten for it....Maybe a lot cheaper since it sold to the first looker, maybe I screwed myself instead....??
Obviously I would make a horrible car salesman...but then again absence of soul is required to be a good car salesman...
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Anyway....Did the research and came up with a number that I wanted for it, $7000 which was HIGH Trade-IN for FAIR condition, according to KBB, I wanted it to move and priced it pretty fair I thought, but in all honesty was asking $1500 more than I was willing to take for it..
It's an 2002 Chevy 2500 HD crew cab LS with a 6.0 litre gas motor, 127000 miles and extremely good mechanical and cosmetic condition except for a lot of scratches from driving through brush at the deer lease. Were it not for the scratches it would be in Pristine perfect condition.
1st couple that come to look at it and drive it, nice young couple, live here locally, with a little 6 y.o. girl, love it and want it for ASKING price, they did not even attempt to haggle with me even a little bit...They were down to one car and he needed something quickly for work, he works at the county landfill, equipt. operator..had the uniform to back it up.
So his wife says they don't have the full $7k for maybe a week, but can come up with $6600 on Saturday, before I can get "fine I'll take it" out of my mouth He throws in a Glock 22 in .40Cal to the mix, and will I take the $6600 and the Glock as full payment...
Of course I say yes. Since I know retail on the gun is about $550 or so so surely it's worth $400 especially if I want to keep it.
That night My wife and I keep asking ourselves "why the hell didn't they haggle?" Now I feel guilty for taking advantage of their stupidity.
They come by Sat a.m. with the cash $$$$ and the gun, brand new in the box, with all the paper etc. we do all the truck paper and then the guy proceeds to show me this gun and how to break it down and all the features and you can tell he is totally stoked about it, says he just bought it a couple of months ago...I ask him if it's his only firearm, he tells me yes and I Wince.....
Am I a pussy for thinking about giving him his Glock back and calling it good?
My wife thinks I should, and I keep going back and forth, since my conscience is in competition with my love of firearms.....
I would have gladly taken way less and just can't believe they didn't haggle with me......now the guy had to trade his likes for his needs, and is living in a home w/o a gun 'cause of me....Then again he was happy as a lark when he left.
On the other hand he still got the truck way less than what a dealer would have charged, and about what any other private seller would have actually gotten for it....Maybe a lot cheaper since it sold to the first looker, maybe I screwed myself instead....??
Obviously I would make a horrible car salesman...but then again absence of soul is required to be a good car salesman...
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