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Originally posted by kmanrox
very well written, but it makes no sense....
so you are saying, in essence, that we should not buy clothes from the stores, that we should make our own, or go to malaysia and pick up some jeans for ourselves? is your big epiphany essentially tell us to start welding our own car and stop buying them from the dealers? if so, i haven't the slightest idea how to make rubber for the tires, do rubbr trees even grow in california? perhaps, PERHAPS we should even start driving around our cities and collecting the 'garage sale' info from the peper plates stapled to the telephone poles, write up a list, then go hit up some garage sales instead of gettin the newspapwer which consolidates this in a timely manner, and has a good reputation?
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LOL. Okay Kman. ;) Both to Choker and Kman...
Same point that many people have made, or will make.
It is to be expected that brokers defend their business. I respect that, people wil defend their opinion. In the heat of business, that is only fair.
You made an example of making your own jeans. But, you wouldn't usually think of the factory outlet stores. It is a steal if you can get the same jeans for $10 less, if there happens to be an outlet in your town. But nobody is going to drive across a dozen states just to get to a Levi Factory Outlet.
Its a matter of convenience... of course. I wish I had all the answers. But, if it takes me an hour to go directly to the dealer on a traffic deal, and I save a few hundred bucks, then its worth it.
Usually it would be better for me to get directly to the dealer. I could save $400 or $500 a week by getting direct to the dealer.
But that model doesn't work for everyone, and it all depends on the situation. Under certain circumstances - like, I needed some filtered Asian traffic - I would go to a broker (even though I'd still negotiate on price). But for more general circumstances, I'd like to get directly to the dealer.
Always a matter of convenience. People will always use whichever method is most effective... for me, where the ease exists, I'd rather get directly to the dealer. But that doesn't mean I'm going to drive 500 miles to save 10 cents on a tin of beans. Just the thought that people should consider their investment before handing the cash over... maybe a sample of traffic would be nice too. I wouldn't buy a new car without test driving it first.
I do respect brokers. Well... some of them. They do some great work, and can cut special deals - for example, on filtering or customer relations. Such as Choker, whom I have only heard good things about. I'm not making the point that brokers are ALWAYS useless. And I apologise if it appears that way, because thats not the point that I'm really trying to make. Consider this...
The first post was made from my point of view. That is to be expected. My way of business - that is, trying to get direct to the dealer and negotiate a price - doesn't work for everyone and isn't applicable in all situations, but people SHOULD consider it as an option before making an investment, if that option is available and applies to their needs. Its all I'm really trying to say. ;-)