Originally Posted By: Reddy45
I think it's a generational thing. Is more specificity a bad thing?
Case in point - I once bought a machine from an older coworker. I asked him, "how much do you want for this?"
His reply: "A couple hundred"
And I didn't know what he meant, so I gave him $300. (he was a nice guy and the machine was worth $1k)
I later found out that most people know the following, which I hadn't explicitly learned when growing up.
Couple = 2
Few = 3
The seller sets the price. You should have had a slightly longer conversation to nail down the price precisely. Never take that give me what you think it's worth phrase, if you're the buyer, you don't want to insult the guy so you probably come up with a slightly higher number than the seller had in mind. Always make the seller name a specific number. You can either accept it on the spot or negotiate further.
I think it's a generational thing. Is more specificity a bad thing?
Case in point - I once bought a machine from an older coworker. I asked him, "how much do you want for this?"
His reply: "A couple hundred"
And I didn't know what he meant, so I gave him $300. (he was a nice guy and the machine was worth $1k)
I later found out that most people know the following, which I hadn't explicitly learned when growing up.
Couple = 2
Few = 3
The seller sets the price. You should have had a slightly longer conversation to nail down the price precisely. Never take that give me what you think it's worth phrase, if you're the buyer, you don't want to insult the guy so you probably come up with a slightly higher number than the seller had in mind. Always make the seller name a specific number. You can either accept it on the spot or negotiate further.