You put your second-hand car out on the street with a 'for sale' sign in the window. You're thinking, "Hey, that car's worth six, maybe seven hundred dollars."
Then a seedy guy in an expensive business suit knocks on the door. "Hey, Champ," he says, "I'll give you $3,000 dollars for your clunker there." The two of you go out to look at the car and another car pulls up. There is another shady character in an expensive business suit. He says, "Hey, pal, I'll give you $4,500 for your junker." Soon there are 5 guys in suits. The price of the car is up to $12,700 dollars.
But you are not a jerk. You are not greedy. Even though $12,700 (or more -- the suits are still haggling! -- and you here figures like $20,000 used) would come in really handy, you are above money. "Stop!!!" you yell. "I only want $700 for the car." How many of you would do that? Even though your car is obviously for some reason in high demand.
So lay off A-Rod. No one will pay him unless they want to.
2007-11-03 02:44:20 · 8 answers · asked by Sarrafzedehkhoee 7 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Unless, that is, you are so holy you wouldn't take more than $700 for the car.
2007-11-03 02:44:54 · update #1
If I thought the car was only worth $700 it must be a piece of junk so I would take whatever someone wanted to give me for it, the more the better.
2007-11-03 03:57:18 · answer #1 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about this scenario:
You put your second hand car out on the street with a for sale sign in it. Let's just say most of the second hand cars in the nation is worth an average of about $500, give or take and everyone's car is the same, but yours is a little bit special and I'll give it you, yours is worth a little more then the others ($400 more then average), but you don't talk to buyers unless they cough up $25,000 for your second hand car and you know that it's worth about $900. Is that being greedy?
Additional note:
NEW YORK -- The Yankees were informed they would not be able to meet with Alex Rodriguez unless they presented a contract offer of at least $350 million, according to a report published on ESPN.com.
2007-11-03 03:33:21 · answer #2 · answered by julian192001 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This story sounds more made up than true. If its true, maybe you should take the car to a local dealer and see what they say it's really worth, or better yet look up the blue book value on the car. You could be selling yourself short. I would of taken those guys numbers down and say you would get back to them ( you suddenly had an appointment to keep) and do what i recommended to you.
2007-11-03 02:56:11 · answer #3 · answered by Soniafrompa 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Do you call people "champ" and "pal" alot?
And you know why you're little analogy is B.S. A-Rod has all the money he'll ever need or want. Few people have that. I don't. I bet you sure as heck don't and I'm sure 99% of the people here don't.
So you lay off me...PAL.
2007-11-03 02:53:44 · answer #4 · answered by Js_5 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I didn't know your car had an agent who opted your $700 car out of a deal for 15,000 to try to get $25,000?
2007-11-03 02:50:55 · answer #5 · answered by Qbass187 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know, I have never really tried selling a car, and what does that have to do with Baseball? I know that toy have a lot of details, but I am not going to take the time to answer them all.
2007-11-03 02:57:57 · answer #6 · answered by staggmovie 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
good analogy, but i think a-rod is being greedy, but teams have said their willing to pay him THAT much, whihc shows how desperate they are.
2007-11-03 03:00:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
no, bug selig is.
2007-11-03 03:13:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋