rattmanndoo
Plastic
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- Covina, Ca.
Just recieved a quote from Haas for a VF 1 with the options I want. Are these prices firm or is it worth my time to haggle for a better price.
Dave
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Haggling with Haas
- Thread starter rattmanndoo
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super95awd
Aluminum
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- Feb 5, 2012
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- Morgantown, WV
Generally, the more options you get, the more flexible they are on price. I would definitely ask your salesman if there is any room to move.
wheelieking71
Diamond
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- Jan 2, 2013
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- Gilbert, AZ
The 3 HAAS new machine sales I have been involved in: we drug out the haggling for weeks, they never budged.
cybergomer
Aluminum
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- Jun 7, 2011
- Location
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
Get some pricing from other resellers on some other comparable machine and start hammering them. Our reseller dropped the price on a new VF3SS another 5K after we told him what Doosan had quoted.
Mydrrin
Hot Rolled
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- Jan 22, 2012
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- Canada, Edmonton
Yeah have to get quotes from other people. Okuma is very well priced these days with some killer deals. Nice to check out pricing and start with that as a negotiation. They are alot more flexible when you have something in front of you instead of .... "awww com'mon what can you do for me." At the least you will give the salesman an excuse to lower the price to his higher ups. Without that excuse all the begging in the world won't mean much.
Dave,
Look at other MTD's offerings, and compare apples to apples.
I've done that on all of my machine purchases, and you will be surprised what Haas may do when they see a price from Okuma, Doosan, or Hurco.
I play them against one another all the time. Sometimes it works great. Other times you only get a couple of free print magnets and a coffee cup.
Doug.
(of course you could end up with a couple of Haas's, an Okuma, and a Hurco like me! lol)
Look at other MTD's offerings, and compare apples to apples.
I've done that on all of my machine purchases, and you will be surprised what Haas may do when they see a price from Okuma, Doosan, or Hurco.
I play them against one another all the time. Sometimes it works great. Other times you only get a couple of free print magnets and a coffee cup.
Doug.
(of course you could end up with a couple of Haas's, an Okuma, and a Hurco like me! lol)
ScottAtHurco
Aluminum
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- Indy, through PA
"The bitterness of poor quality (or service) far outlasts the sweetness of a low price."
Keep in mind when you take away someone's money, they are taking it from somewhere else. Service? Support? Apps? Response time? Quality of replacement parts? Attention? Who knows....
Certainly am not against negotiating. But it is in everyone's best interest that it be a "win-win"
Good luck! BTW - we got some pretty cool print magnets AND coffee cups!! Doug - you did get the nice stainless steel cups, right?
Keep in mind when you take away someone's money, they are taking it from somewhere else. Service? Support? Apps? Response time? Quality of replacement parts? Attention? Who knows....
Certainly am not against negotiating. But it is in everyone's best interest that it be a "win-win"
Good luck! BTW - we got some pretty cool print magnets AND coffee cups!! Doug - you did get the nice stainless steel cups, right?
Uhhh, maybe "from profit"?
I agree that it should be a win/win, but nobody is forcing a machinery dealer to accept a price, nor is the machinery dealer forcing a customer to pay a price. Surely if the customer will not pay a price that makes it a "win" for the dealer, then the dealer will just say "no thanks" and move on, right? I don't think the buyer has any responsibility to make sure the seller is making enough on the deal.
Touché
I yield the floor to the esteemed Gentleman from Hurco.
And yes, I DID get a few of the nice stainless cups!
Doug.
Mike Ortega
Aluminum
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- Aug 20, 2007
- Location
- Sunnyvale, Ca
Berg-520
Aluminum
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- May 6, 2010
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- Elk Grove Village, IL
My opinion is they can always work a better price. Haas is less likely to lower the pricing than Doosan or Okuma. Make an offer....can't hurt. If you are completely set on a Haas and won't consider any other brands....they've got you by the balls and they know it.
Rstewart
Stainless
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- Jun 14, 2006
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- Huntsville Alabama
From the pricing I've seen Haas needs to be dropping their $$ instead of raising it. Lots of new competitor machines with Much more power and accuracy competing w/ Haas now... (Okuma, Doosan, and even Mikino).
Shouldn't you be Haasboy?
Lol! I grew up on Mori's, had to go with Haas for a few years (good machines for what we needed) now we are back to Japanese iron.
NAST555
Stainless
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- May 23, 2008
- Location
- Gauteng, South Africa
Phone up a few other brands and get get quotes and ask them to take you to show you some of their happy customers and see the machine running. It has always helped me out. You have a big leg to stand on if you can say "I'm just going out with Mr Smith today to see some of his sold machines in action". Not only does it get salesman nervous about their pricing and quality of service but you will actually find out for yourself if you are getting ripped off or not. I was looking at a VF2 about 3 years ago. They Haas had already quoted me and when I told the Haas sales crew that I had already looked at other machines in action and had received other quotes, which was true, all of a sudden I got quite a few options added on to their quote at a decent discount.
