The art of negotiating with your AD

[T. Ferguson]

There have been some recent posts in threads I've been involved with where this subject has been touched on but I thought I'd start a thread specifically on the subject to gather some ideas and techniques you guys use. Hopefully this will be helpful to all of us. I suppose I could have thrown this in the open discussion area since much will apply to the myriad of negotiations we conduct in all areas of our daily lives but I am most interested in the situation pertaining to getting what you want, price and otherwise, when buying a watch. There are some factors that may be more specific to working with your Rolex dealer than say trying to get a raise out of your boss. As an example, as TRF members we walk in having a pretty good idea of the dealer's cost for the watch, or at least the current cost.

I'll kick it off with a couple of ideas that I've learned over the years, in watch buying and otherwise:

Don't begin a negotiation prematurely. I don't talk price if I've not settled on a model or know exactly how I intend to fund the purchase and am ready to pull the trigger. Have a concrete idea of the maximum you are willing to pay.

Be ready to both pull the trigger or walk away.

I've got others, some general and some specific, but I'd like to hear from you guys.

Thanks fellow members!