Expertise To Control The Haggle Auction.

By : Zega Syams.

Generally, all people everywhere in the whole world knows that the haggle auction at a garage sale, unlike a retail store, the marked price is just the starting price. Some shoppers won’t haggle because they either don’t like haggling or they may find your garage sale prices reasonable and fair and are happy to pay your asking price.

Most shoppers are there for a bargain and will want to haggle auction. Basic haggle auction isn’t hard and you do it everyday. Basic haggling often is just a case of “split the difference”. It isn’t rocket science or difficult.

If you aren’t confident at haggle auction, get someone else to do it for you. Invite a friend or relative who is good at haggling to come to your garage sale. Even if it’s just for the first hour or two when the second-hand dealers, professional garage sale shoppers and collectors arrive.

If you want to become good at haggling yourself though will take practice. Go to other garage sales and flea markets and practice haggling over items. While you browse, listen in and take note of how other people haggle auction.

The shopper will try to intimidate you to get you thinking that your asking price is unreasonable. They will say that “It’s way over-priced”, “It’s scratched, dented or chipped”, “No-one is going to buy it at that price and I’m not coming back later”, “I can buy this at half the price”, “You’ve got no idea how to run a garage sale”. To sound like an expert haggler always talk with a strong, confident voice.

Reply with, “You could come back about half an hour before closing and if it’s still available I might be prepared to go that low”. I might lower the price later in the day” do not be angry. Haggle auction isn’t an argument. Keep a smile on your face and remember that the stakes aren’t high.