Negotiations
I am currently in negotiations with a person who owns an apartment in my building to rent his parking spot. To start - he won't tell me how much - and then he wants to continue to share the spot - and today tells me he wants the option of canceling the deal at anytime. I am fine with sharing a parking spot - and if the price is right we could work this out - but please tell me how much! You can't negotiate with someone who keeps on giving you terms of an agreement but won't tell you a price.
So finally I give in and I give him a low price of 400 for a full year (that is like 33 bucks a month). He writes back:
"I will discuss it with my wife and get back to you. My initial reaction is that your offer is too low."
YEA he really wrote that in italics - who is this guy?
Now he wants me to pay between 80 and 120 a month - TO SHARE A PARKING SPOT THAT HE CAN CANCEL AT ANYTIME!!! Is he insane? He says that is how much it costs to rent parking spots in city garages. I am sure it is - but you don't get kicked out when the city feels like it. I told him forget it and now he is giving me an attitude saying I should be researching how much it costs to rent parking spots and show him proof of cheaper spots!
Have you dealt with similarly frustrating people?
So finally I give in and I give him a low price of 400 for a full year (that is like 33 bucks a month). He writes back:
"I will discuss it with my wife and get back to you. My initial reaction is that your offer is too low."
YEA he really wrote that in italics - who is this guy?
Now he wants me to pay between 80 and 120 a month - TO SHARE A PARKING SPOT THAT HE CAN CANCEL AT ANYTIME!!! Is he insane? He says that is how much it costs to rent parking spots in city garages. I am sure it is - but you don't get kicked out when the city feels like it. I told him forget it and now he is giving me an attitude saying I should be researching how much it costs to rent parking spots and show him proof of cheaper spots!
Have you dealt with similarly frustrating people?
posted by Shawn at 9:20 AM
6 Comments:
melody is totally right. this guy is unreasonable and being ridicilous and MEAN. if i saw him in the building, i'd tell him to fuck off.
nobody is rude to my girlfriend!
He wrote me back again and said that he wants me to make another offer. I said I wont pay 75 a month and it would have to be considerably lower than that - because of the terms he wants on the spot.
I probably shouldn't bother dealing with him - but if I can get it for cheap I would take it.
How much do you think it should be a month?
the spot is spitting empty most days. he is not losing or gaining money. i would offer 25 bucks a month with his stupid restrictions and i bet he'll take it.
my starting price was 33 a month (400 a year) and he already said no to that - I am going to have to go higher.
that guy is ridiculous!! you should just get a city spot, even if its more, its wayyy less hassle!!
i wouldn't offer more than $50 a month and i'd would require some notice before he could cancel the spot. like at least a month so you can make other arrangements.
btw, don't you love that i'm slowly bring my friends over to the dark...er i mean, blog? =)
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