Disinterested dealers - why?

[KungFuPanda]

Esceptico said:

shake n bake said:

What deal did you offer? How much off? Was your offer on the phone to the sister dealership the same as the one I the branch?
Usually a stupid offer is met with a flat no.

It was the same offer. About 7% of the listed price. The car had already been discounted but the second dealer found a way to make me a customer by giving me a 3% discount.

You were seeking a 93% reduction from the listed price??!! Sheeshh.

[Esceptico]

SlimJim16v said:

I'm taking the piss. I foolishly expected people to know the difference between "of" and "off".

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Question was "how much off" (ie how big was the discount) to which I answered "7% of the purchase price". Not seeing anything wrong with that.

[WaferThinHam]

You appear to have encountered a crap salesman. Happens all the time. Or he didn't think he needed to punt it out cheaply, or you rubbed him up the wrong way, or did didn't get a blowy last night. Loads of possible reasons.

[Esceptico]

WaferThinHam said:

You appear to have encountered a crap salesman. Happens all the time. Or he didn't think he needed to punt it out cheaply, or you rubbed him up the wrong way, or did didn't get a blowy last night. Loads of possible reasons.

It wasn't just one. It was a handful. I only used him as an example of the lack of interest. I was thinking of swapping my bike and went to see and ride a couple of secondhand bikes. No follow up calls. Crap trade in offered on my bike. There was one dealer who was very good. I'm still thinking about the deal offered.

My point was only that salespeople (I thought) get financially rewarded for sales and so I would expect them to make the running and try to make a deal happen. It seems odd to me that so many don't seem that interested in getting a deal closed.