http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2009/03/yard-sales-finding-good-deals/ Personal Finance for College Students and New Graduates Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:22:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2009/03/yard-sales-finding-good-deals/comment-page-1/#comment-34388 Polly Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:09:00 +0000 http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/?p=1627#comment-34388 But not TOO low. You don't want to insult someone by implying that their items are worthless. If the asking price is $10, I might offer $6 or $7, rather than $2 or $3, and my offer is almost always accepted. I was at a garage sale one fine day and picked up a beautiful rug price at $20. I asked the home owner what would be her best price on the rug. She smiled and said *For you - $8. You are the first polite person I've dealt with today!* But not TOO low. You don’t want to insult someone by implying that their items are worthless. If the asking price is $10, I might offer $6 or $7, rather than $2 or $3, and my offer is almost always accepted. I was at a garage sale one fine day and picked up a beautiful rug price at $20. I asked the home owner what would be her best price on the rug. She smiled and said *For you – $8. You are the first polite person I’ve dealt with today!*

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