Why do flea market vendors price so much!!!!

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mas wrote:Sorry about the grammer i just used abc check sorry about that i type too fast and not check my work. I will type a little slower next time
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classicgamer5 wrote:I was looking for some SNES games and someone tried to sell me Mario Paint without the mouse for $20.
"Then I kicked them in the nads and ran to safety. Winners don't use drugs!"

Sorry, I just read your post and it came across sounding like "someone tried to sell me drugs" or "someone tried to get me in their car". :lol:
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Hobie-wan wrote:
classicgamer5 wrote:I was looking for some SNES games and someone tried to sell me Mario Paint without the mouse for $20.
"Then I kicked them in the nads and ran to safety. Winners don't use drugs!"

Sorry, I just read your post and it came across sounding like "someone tried to sell me drugs" or "someone tried to get me in their car". :lol:
:lol: You almost made me do a spit-take on my laptop!
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Re: Why do flea market vendors price so much!!!!

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My advice, haggle! It's a flea market. If you don't like the price, gather a few items in your mind you want to buy, offer a lower price on one. When they decline say "OK, throw in title X and I'll give a bit more money." Go back and forth until you get to price you are willing to pay. Have fun with it and remember in that environment; everything is negotiable.
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brickiemart wrote:My advice, haggle! It's a flea market. If you don't like the price, gather a few items in your mind you want to buy, offer a lower price on one. When they decline say "OK, throw in title X and I'll give a bit more money." Go back and forth until you get to price you are willing to pay. Have fun with it and remember in that environment; everything is negotiable.
A single trip to China, Thailand or pretty much any other country in Southeast Asia drill this idea into his, or anyone's head. :)
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We've only really got one flea market here in town and it's pretty much just a retro game market. But everything is crazy expensive. An unboxed copy of Contra will cost you 30 bucks. There is a lot of demand for it though, so they can get away with it.
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