Negotiation difference between antique and used items

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It is not just difference between negotiating a deal for a 1960 Chevy Impala or a 2005 Chevy Impala. Think of a 60 years old dresser or a 5 years old IKEA furniture. Think of an old wood toy from WW2 and 5 years old plastic toys.

SO let's say that you wanted to sell a 5 years old IKEA dresser. You know that the longer you hold into it, the more value you lose. It is not vintage or collectible. It would be better to get the money if you can.

Now if you were trying to sell a 60 years old dresser, you know that antique items in general often holds value better. Therefore, you can sit a bit and wait for a buyer. If you are lucky item would increase in value as opposed to decreasing in value. You may not be able to negotiate down price because it would only go up if seller holds into it.

I'm thinking that something like that makes a big difference in negotiating as a buyer or a seller.
 
Only if someone is a collector or antique dealer would it make a difference, If I (an everyday somebody) was to buy furniture or something antique, its just to go with a décor I have in my house or because Im just looking for used furniture.... I don't see any value in something 60-100 years old...maybe a car, its not worth the money but because of popularity people can get more since they are becoming hard to find.....
 
a 100 yo dresser is an antique to me not a 60 a yo dresser . That is just an old dresser to me. I have a dresser that 60 yo plus that I had used a kid and I would not call it an antique . And when it 100 yo it would still not be an antique because there is nothing special about it.
 
whatdidyousay! said:
a 100 yo dresser is an antique to me not a 60 a yo dresser . That is just an old dresser to me. I have a dresser that 60 yo plus that I had used a kid and I would not call it an antique . And when it 100 yo it would still not be an antique because there is nothing special about it.
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Only its made better than anything today...lol
 
whatdidyousay! said:
a 100 yo dresser is an antique to me not a 60 a yo dresser . That is just an old dresser to me. I have a dresser that 60 yo plus that I had used a kid and I would not call it an antique . And when it 100 yo it would still not be an antique because there is nothing special about it.
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It may be an antique to someone and not an antique to someone else. My point was that older items holds value better than today's items. Therefore, a person may have to negotiate differently for newer items as opposed to older items.
 
sonocativo said:
Only if someone is a collector or antique dealer would it make a difference, If I (an everyday somebody) was to buy furniture or something antique, its just to go with a décor I have in my house or because Im just looking for used furniture.... I don't see any value in something 60-100 years old...maybe a car, its not worth the money but because of popularity people can get more since they are becoming hard to find.....
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Yeah, just think of what a 1960 Impala may have been going for back in 1970. How many were there back then? What about now? What about 2050? I bet that it'll be much, much harder to find a 1960 Impala in 2050 than it is today. Value only goes up.
 
dereksbicycles said:
It may be an antique to someone and not an antique to someone else. My point was that older items holds value better than today's items. Therefore, a person may have to negotiate differently for newer items as opposed to older items.
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If the older item is one of a kind or hard to find I would say there is no room to negotiate . If the item is only 5 yeas old and a buyer think it cost too much they should be able to negotiate. But that antique item better be a real antique. I saw on the Antique Roadshow a fee time people buying an item they where told was an 'antique' and it was made to look like an 'antique' and the person got ripped off. The older item needs to have a historic history to not allow a person to negotiate. I am not saying this is correct , this just how I feel .
 
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