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Frank Davis replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
I will stop now as you have this very convaluted, as I did not write :
"but as soon as I discover what they are doing I refuse to assist...
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Wayne Anderson replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
Frank,
I'd be happy to clarify those two statements since they were each written with a different context as they relate to the overall...
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Frank Davis replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
Wayne wrote
Several of you have different opinions about pricing, and you all may be correct. There is not a single pricing strategy...
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Wayne Anderson replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
Frank,
From my experience & market, payment matters the most once the customer is in the showroom & negotiating. I agree 100%...
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Frank Davis replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
Hello Wayne
I agree: Yes they do want to haggel, but we still need to give people a reason to shop the internet and if I can keep my...
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Wayne Anderson replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
@Frank:
you wrote:
"Because internet prices are "no haggle" prices."
I, personally, stay away from claiming 'no haggle' anymore. I...
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Frank Davis replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
Chris I do agree with you when it comes to price as you hit it right on the head. Why deal with internet when I can get the same deal by...
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Frank Davis replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
Chris wrote:
I get people who are shopping me after seeing one of our salespeople in the showroom, then come online, but as soon as I...
Alex Jefferson replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
Chris I agree with your statement, "A dealerships reluctance to empower their Internet salespeople with a few set prices on certain cars...
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Chris K replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
Our dealership has two distinct sales departments: Land Based, and Web Based. The reason the Internet Prices appear lower are because...
Mike@Carfeine replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
Speaking from a customers perspective I want simplicity.
I want to do a Google search for the exact vehicle I'm looking for and be...
Paul Rushing replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
In my experience offering the free prize for the shoppers that stand up and identify themselves can pay off in spades. Make your offers...
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Lightnup (blog) replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
Great comments. Great topic. I'm surprised at how dealers worry about losing gross online, yet week-in and week-out they'll put their...
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Brian in Etown replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
Ok I typed that a little fast and realized I made a mistake, I meant a sense of value has to be established before a sale can occur...
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Brian in Etown replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
OK since nobody liked my restaurant comparison how about real estate?
If one person prices a house at appraised value, one below...
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Wayne Anderson replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
Several of you have different opinions about pricing, and you all may be correct. There is not a single pricing strategy that works in...
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Billy replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
I'm with Frank on this one. Minimizing your profit/gross is not something I've heard in any of our meetings since I've been in the car...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
Frank - you misinterpreted what I wrote. All I was saying is that if you display a price online, you should honor it on the lot and...
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Frank Davis replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
Just cannot help myself on this one.
Alex said
"no such thing as an Internet customer - they're all Internet customers....or they're...
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Richard (blog) replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
The bigger the ticket item, the more mistrust consumers have. It's hard to compare a product at Best Buy or a meal at a restaurant to a...
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Wayne Anderson replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
Alex,
I agree, the Internet is where its at and heading...it might be too late for some owners out there though. This perfect storm we...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
Amanda - it is just a matter of time before it is common practice across the industry to start doing the same price online as is offered...
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Wayne Anderson replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
@alex wrote:
"Even if you do have "special internet pricing" I would say it's safe to say that customers are still going to use that...
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Frank Davis replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
Great post Chris, I agree with you 100% and I couldn' have said it better. I am amazed that people fill out our coupon for 500.00 and...
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Amanda Marsal replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
I truly appreciate everyone's imput on this because the way we handle it now is that everytime a customer asks for a "best price" or...