Assertiveness | how to dicker and ask for a better price

Assertiveness – how to dicker and ask for a better price

We all want to buy something for a great price and we want to get the best possible deal that we can. However this is not always easy and we may have to find ways to make it easier.  Being assertive and getting the right training will help you become better at dickering over a price and getting the best deal possible.
The first thing that you have to do when you are dickering over a price is know how to communicate. You need to be able to speak to the seller on good terms. You have to be assertive so that you can assess the situation and get the best end of the deal.  You have to use your skills to find a way talk the seller down and feel good about what you have done.  It is not always easy to communicate to a stranger when you are trying to meet with a good selling price. This may be something that you have to practice for a while to become good at.

You should not be too aggressive when you are trying to settle on a price. You have to be assertive and know what you want but you cannot push the seller into thinking a certain way. You want to do what you can to get them to trust you can respect you and your ability to dicker well over a price.  Never be too pushy or argue with the seller at any time.  You will only scare them away and you may end up losing the deal.
You have to know what you want and go after it. When you really feel that you have to have something and you want to get a good deal for it, you should peruse it.  You have to be consistent so that you have a chance at getting the seller to see your point of view. When you are able to show them what you feel and how you want things to be, you may end up seeing that you win the price and get what you want. 

Do not be afraid. The most that is going to happen is that the seller will say no. Do not be afraid of what the other person is going to say. After all words cannot harm you and the most that will happen is that you have to do some more dickering over the price. You may want to figure out a meeting ground and try to be fair about the price. Meet somewhere in the middle and this may make both you and the seller happy in the end.
Look the seller in the eye. You want them to see how serious you are and how much you want to get this item for the price that you want to pay. You need to use your best communication skills to get your point across. Stand up tall and feel confident in what you are about to achieve. You need to remember that you cannot take no for an answer and you have to be more assertive than the seller is. Think as if they have realized the same thing and you are both using your skills in being assertive to get what you want out of this deal. 

When you know what you want and how to get it you are using your best assertiveness skills. Sometimes you will win and sometimes you may lose, however you will feel better because you know that you have put your best effort forward and did your best to get a lower price. You will be able to feel good knowing that you stood up for who you are and what you believed was the best price.  Do not get discouraged if you did not win. The fact of the matter is that you tried and that is all that can be expected.  As you go you will get better at your assertiveness and you will see how it will pay off for you in the end.