Sometimes there's an item you're interested in but the seller, despite you using all the bargaining techniques we've discussed, is unwilling to let it go at a decent price. In these situations, you can just let it go. If cost-benefit analysis says the item isn't worth the seller's price, forget about it. You can always come back later in the day.
I purchased my newest set of Nerf guns on February 11th using this technique. The kid wanted $14 for the two, more than I was willing to pay. I came back at 11:30 on my way home, when the family was putting their stuff away. They realized they needed to get rid of the item more than they wanted the money so I got the guns for $6.
I like this technique because it gives the sellers time to reconsider the dilemma I mentioned above: which is more valuable: the money or getting rid of the stuff. In regards to the Nerf guns, I knew from having my own garage sales that buyers are unwilling to pay more than $1 or $2 per gun so I was pretty sure they would still have the guns late in the day.
Waiting until later in the day is not necessary; the buyer only needs the time to reconsider I mentioned above. One of my friends purchased a music device (I think it may have been a multitrack recording device but I may be wrong; I don't know these things) for half the seller's price by leaving, turning around two minutes later, and making the same offer they had refused earlier.
Really, you don't even have to get in the car. The seller of the LED lamp I purchased January 28th initially refused my offer of $0.25 so I walked over the neighbor's sale (it was a multifamily sale). On the way back to the car, I offered a quarter again and she accepted. All the seller needs is a little time to realize that they'd rather have the guarantee of the money and the item being gone rather than risk the item not selling.
When you think about it, this technique is really just an extended variation of the Put Down/Walk Away.
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