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wmccall:

--- Quote ---I think the posting of prices is a good...I think what some dealers fear....is both that when you post what you need to sell in this a case a spa for.....you still always get the shoppers who feel they must haggle for a better price........
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That makes sense, I also think the dealer would fear that if he put a reasonable price on a tub, he has fired the first shot and if that customer shops around, all the 2nd guy has to to say is "I think I can better that" and he might do so without the original seller having a 2nd opportunity.

fritz:
For two years I didn't post prices. Had always difficulties to calculate all the options in reasonable time. just to find the custumer trying to lower the sum, when I got to the total.  
This year I started to post prices on models shown and find it easier to talk about the realy important stuf. I will see in a year or two, what is better for me. Could be different for you, though.

Mendocino101:
That is what I meant Bill..the second dealer has an advantage and what happens many times ...is that he basicaly buys the deal from the first dealer who many times helped to educate the buyer...so that the buyer has a better idea of what they are looking for ... and are focusing now more on price.....

Starlight:

--- Quote ---That is what I meant Bill..the second dealer has an advantage and what happens many times ...is that he basicaly buys the deal from the first dealer who many times helped to educate the buyer...so that the buyer has a better idea of what they are looking for ... and are focusing now more on price.....
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I agree that this probably happens, and certainly with customers who view price as the sole input into the buying equation it will always happen.  It need not though.  The dealer I started with helped educate me about the product line and helped get a spa filled for me to wet test.  We established a relationship during this process so that when I visited another dealer in the area who had posted prices MUCH lower, I went back to the first dealer to discuss price.  I wasn't going to beat him over the head and insist that he match or beat the price; neither did I think it was reasonable for me to pay that much of a price differential for the identical item.  We worked out a price that made both of us feel good.  During this process, I did not soak up much staff time at the second dealer, nor did I try to get the dealers into a price war.  I guess my point is that if the dealer can establish some kind of relationship with the potential customer, the dealer will not necessarily lose the sale to a lower-priced dealer.

poopsy:
when i see retail listed i know that thats a number used to make you feel like their other price listed is a deal..lol...sure they have to start somewhere i guess.

I WISH a dealer listed an amazing price including cover/steps/chemicals so they whole bantering over price would jyust go away.

I mean say you walk into a sundance dealer.....you want an optima..you know its about 7900-8500 depending on where in the usa you get it.... with all the options(stairs/cover/lightingZ)....so if you were a dealer y not post 7500.00 price.....no haggle.....you know its a good price and FAIR.....no questions...just wetest and if you come back in 2 weeks its still 7500.00

what i hate is these dealers who say buy today and its xxx...but next week it will bexxxx......i want to slap them silly...lol...

I really wish they would cut all the bull crap...and give you an amazing price and even tell you to please wetest others and if you like ours better please come back and of course its still 7500.00.....so off you go to hs and caldera and d1..and on and on to wet test....and they all say the same thing and give you their amazing prices....then you decide. simple huh?

Too bad its rare as hec....
Ok...sure there will be people who will pay 8200.00 in the door with no questions asked...but i feel dealers size up people and adjust prices  based on this. I know when i go in i am so familiar with prices and options by reading and visiting boards that i cut to the chase and tell them what i expect to get.In a nice way of course....but if they blow me off so be it. Believe me i have heard it all from these dealers..from i gotta eat!! As i see them order food out for lunch(instead of maybe making luch and bringing it?) to "my overhead" as i see a new hummer parked in front with the plates spaguy on it.....

No offence meant here to anyone but others have to be fed up with the treatment too...

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