The Article Cash4Gold Doesn't Want You To Read
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Cliffnotes:
These companies initially low-ball their first offer.
If a customer calls in after that, the rep will negotiate. Any further increase in their offer depends on your negotiating skills. It's possible to get an offer similar to what you'd get at a typical pawn shop after some negotiation.
No different from buying a car, really.
It's just that everybody "understands" that buying a car is a negotiation process, whereas these places advertise about how great their prices are and such. Somebody accepting their first offer is like walking into a dealership and buying a car at MSRP these days. Their customer service seems to be actually quite good, so I find it difficult to get worked up about this.
These companies initially low-ball their first offer.
If a customer calls in after that, the rep will negotiate. Any further increase in their offer depends on your negotiating skills. It's possible to get an offer similar to what you'd get at a typical pawn shop after some negotiation.
No different from buying a car, really.
It's just that everybody "understands" that buying a car is a negotiation process, whereas these places advertise about how great their prices are and such. Somebody accepting their first offer is like walking into a dealership and buying a car at MSRP these days. Their customer service seems to be actually quite good, so I find it difficult to get worked up about this.
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Originally Posted by quiksilverS2K,Sep 8 2009, 10:08 AM
This is the same as any other type of sales... I absolutely LOVE how when people don't know how to work the system and get screwed they get all pissed off and start screaming SCAM. This hits home as I am in sales. Its the same as anything else... If you are dumb enough to go to a car dealership and pay sticker price not taking the time to negotiate and get the cost down that is YOUR PROBLEM.... If you sign up for charter internet and are pissed off when your rates change after the first 3 months but do nothing about it, when all you have to do is call and either complain or threaten to cancel, that is YOUR PROBLEM.
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Man, I just don't get people. They want to be lazy and dumb, but get mad when people let them. What did they expect, melt value? Did they have any idea of what their gold was worth? Basically, they are trusting a for-profit company to not only appraise their gold, but give them huge dollars for it. Why would they. They are simply giving you an opportunity to screw yourself.
If you are too lazy to get your stuff appraised or dumb to protect yourself why blame the guy making it easy for you. How about some personal responsibility and stop acting like a victim!
If you are too lazy to get your stuff appraised or dumb to protect yourself why blame the guy making it easy for you. How about some personal responsibility and stop acting like a victim!
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