On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:40:11 -0400, "Game Over" <go@> wrote:

><doug> wrote in message news:4ctug3tfhhphh9dtt1jsjq1v5svd0lqapc@4ax.com...
>> Is it true that you can negotiate just as well on the dealer's web
>> site with the fleet manager/internet sales manager as in person?
>> (I'm old fashioned and don't believe it but it sounds good <g>)
>>
>> I heard this on a radio show recently and I actually tried it on one
>> dealer and the so called internet manager did give me a price over the
>> net but I don't really know how good it was because I didn't compare
>> it to others when I changed my mind and therefore didn't negotiate
>> with him further.
>
>
>Not to split hairs here-- but one *negotiates* with someone you will have on
>ongoing buy/sell relationship-- like with like the kid (or Mexican) who cuts
>your lawn or the copy paper vendor in the office.
>
>A one-time shot like a car purchase is called *bargaining* -- maybe like
>with a hooker in a hotel bar. Different parameters and strategies work
>better in each kind of situation ;-)
>

Ok but come to think of it does one say "bargaining price" or
"negotiating price" ? I have heard of the latter but not the first.