Question: Do you bargain at pawn shops?

[menchirox]

I see so many really good deals from pawn shops here and it makes me wonder...are the prices what the store gives you or do you hassle to make that price lower to the deals that I see here? I've heard bargaining is possible, but (I am new to pawn shopping BTW) is it ethical to bargain with pawn shop dealers?

 

[Trakan]

You can haggle all you want. You aren't guaranteed in being successful though.

 

[Scorch]

I have before, but not recently.. the deals are usually so good, I don't need to.

 

[LV-426RS]

You should always haggle at pawn shops and flea markets. Sometimes it works, and especially when you buy multiple items.

 

[Backlash]

You can always ask. The worst that happens is they don't lower the price. It's not like they won't sell to you or anything. That said, I find it very hard to do. I guess I'm just shy.

 

[Purkeynator]

I do when the games for the same system are all the same price. Otherwise the kind of know what the games are worth already if they are individually priced. Pawn shop owners are getting more savy I have noticed and some of them check ebay prices before pricing their items. I haggle if the games are all the same price and if I buy multiple games.

 

[fashoinfightpause]

i haggle but i don't look too intimidating, and i dress fairly nice so it never works.

 

[screwkick]

I don't haggle when I'm selling at the pawn shop, let alone when I'm buying. Some shops are very intimidating, and downright scary.

 

[GuilewasNK]

I don't haggle. Not worth the effort most of the time.