what is it with 1st-gen asian men and lowballing?

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dpopiz

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you know, the ones who make *crazy* lowball offers like 30-40% less than the current market rate on ebay/CL

I'm just wondering if this is a part of their cultural tradition, and if so, WHY?
 
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dighn

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haggling is commonplace in china. you never pay the advertized price, evar. unless it's a supermarket or something.

dunno about other asian countries. i've heard the same about india.
 
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isekii

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Have you ever gone shopping in Asian Markets ?
It's basically a negotiation. You lowball, seller counters. Buyer counters back and eventually get on a mutally agreed price :p
 
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jds2006

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That's because most asians are cheap.

This is my mom trying to negotiate prices at an asian shop or swap meet:
Seller: "That's $5"
My mom: "How about $4?"
Seller: "$4.5"
My mom: "No deal"

lol
 
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isekii

Lifer
Mar 16, 2001
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Originally posted by: pinkeywear
That's because most asians are cheap.

This is my mom trying to negotiate prices at an asian shop or swap meet:
Seller: "That's $5"
My mom: "How about $4?"
Seller: "$4.5"
My mom: "No deal"

lol
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LoL.
Most asians aren't cheap.
Atleast not the ones I know.
But in Asia, it's expected that the buyer wil ltry and negotiate.
 
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deejayshakur

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Originally posted by: pinkeywear
That's because most asians are cheap.

This is my mom trying to negotiate prices at an asian shop or swap meet:
Seller: "That's $5"
My mom: "How about $4?"
Seller: "$4.5"
My mom: "No deal"

lol
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yea, those are the ones driving luxury cars and living in small houses or living in big houses and driving crappy cars. that's where all the saved money goes.
 
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andylawcc

Lifer
Mar 9, 2000
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Originally posted by: dpopiz
I'm just wondering if this is a part of their cultural tradition, and if so, WHY?
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yeah, I would say its part of the culture. Matter of fact, IMO, 80-90percent chinese would do such a thing. we want business, and we don't care if you die starving. that's why it surprises me that Walmart isn't called Wong's Mart
 
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Suspicious-Teach8788

Lifer
Feb 19, 2001
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Hey I'm cheap asian.

I get my cell phones for free. I ask why the rest of the world doesn't do that. V600 free? No problem (1 yr ago). K750i for free? (no problem). I get the craziest deals on my stuff like my Powershot G3 2 yrs ago for $432 when MSRP was like $599 and Fry's had at most a $12 discount even with sales....

So yes, it's culture. Come on, in China, Taiwan or any Asian country you price haggle.
 
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zoiks

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I used to work at an electronics store at Wards when I was going to school and these Asian guys would come up and say '10 percent 10 percent' like we were running bargain hut. I told this to a friend of mine who was working in a car dealership and he started laughing and said that he experienced the same thing with some Asian guys who wanted 10 percent off on the cars.
 
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andylawcc

Lifer
Mar 9, 2000
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Originally posted by: DLeRium
Hey I'm cheap asian.

I get my cell phones for free. I ask why the rest of the world doesn't do that. V600 free? No problem (1 yr ago). K750i for free? (no problem). I get the craziest deals on my stuff like my Powershot G3 2 yrs ago for $432 when MSRP was like $599 and Fry's had at most a $12 discount even with sales....

So yes, it's culture. Come on, in China, Taiwan or any Asian country you price haggle.
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actually, to clear things up you CANNOT haggle for price in retail stores. You may be able to do so in a small mom&pop store or street vendor, but that's about it.
 
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