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Re: Best Retail Negotiation
In Response To: Best Retail Negotiation ()

: I am not accustomed to dealing with jewelers
: and am curious if anyone could offer any
: negotiating tips. I am set on purchasing a
: seamaster or speedmaster professional. I
: have noticed deeply discounted pricing on
: the net, but want to be sure i don't get
: duped by some crook. What is an acceptable
: starting offer price on retail around
: $2,000? Thanks!

The best discount that I could get was 20%. Actually, the first store that I went to had salespeople that were not on commission. So, the guy told me up front that he discounted all Omegas-20%, Breitlings-15%, TAGs-15%, etc.. But, I decided to buy my Omega from another store because they had better store policies (i.e. 60 or 90 day trade-up policy and more lenient return policy). However, this store had salespeople that were on commission. So, at first the lady only offered 5-10% off. Then I told her about the competing store and she was willing to give me the 20% discount.

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