Buying furniture from vendor

-taff

don't worry about trying to be nice, after all, he's trying to screw more money out of you.
Write the e-mail as if you didn't know him, offer him so much and say clearly if he doesn't want to sell, he must remove them from the house.
You're not talking about gold plated equipment here, you're talking a washing machine that new would cost £200. [Beko 1400spin 7kg - Apppliances Online are great ]
There's a trick when you're on the telephone that if you stand up while talking, you are more assertive. Pretend you're standing up when you write the e-mail. And don't do it face to face otherwise you'll cave

DRP

Offer an amount in writing without justification, otherwise you're right, it may come across a bit agro.

When/If the EA come back to you asking for more £££, mention AO, mention 2nd hand/ebay prices and definitely that you know a lot of the stuff is at least 3rd hand.

move2k15

DRP wrote: »

Offer an amount in writing without justification, otherwise you're right, it may come across a bit agro.

When/If the EA come back to you asking for more £££, mention AO, mention 2nd hand/ebay prices and definitely that you know a lot of the stuff is at least 3rd hand.

You're right. Think it's the teacher in me that needs to explain/justify my rationale rather than just dealing matter of fact. I've been given contact details and he's happy to communicate directly - wise or to avoid??

rosie383

I'd communucate directly but by email rather than verbally. It is easier to stand firm and stick to what you actually want to pay when you write it down.

DRP

rosie383 wrote: »

I'd communucate directly but by email rather than verbally. It is easier to stand firm and stick to what you actually want to pay when you write it down.

^^Agree.

Much easier and clear to do it in writing.

Argghhh

think this way - everything u buy will be sold as seen, it might not even work, it might last 3 weeks. A 2nd hand washer is not worth more than £40-50 at most - a settee £80

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I bought a second hand old washing machine on ebay once when desperate.., and then had to pay £120 to replace the heating element within the month. Never done that one again!

I'd only offer scrap value. You can get so much for free on freecycle to last until you can replace it.

And I'd offer £200 give list of items wanted .., no more explanation needed. Don't go into 'I'll take x for free and replace it asap' etc

If they don't agree, no big loss, freecycle time.