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Entries in selling (5)

Monday
Jun062011

“That's as low as I'm willing to go.”

That's as low as I'm willing to go.

You're trying to sell your motorcycle. You're negotiating with someone who might buy it. You've offered to sell it to them for $7,500, but they're asking for a lower price. You don't want to sell it for less than that amount, so you say:

That's as low as I'm willing to go.

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Saturday
Jun042011

“We're no longer able to afford the mortgage payments.”

We're no longer able to afford the mortgage payments.

Your husband lost his job, so you don't have enough money to pay for your home loan. Now you're trying to sell your house. You explain why you're selling it to a potential buyer:

We're no longer able to afford the mortgage payments.

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Sunday
Apr242011

“It's been on the market for nearly a year now, but we still have nothing to show for it.”

It's been on the market for nearly a year now.

You've been trying to sell your house for the past 11 months. You're frustrated about it. Now you're talking to your friend about this problem. You say:

It's been on the market for nearly a year now, but we still have nothing to show for it.

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Sunday
Mar132011

“I'll tell you what I'll do: I'll give it to you for seventy-five hundred, and I'll throw in the cover and helmet for free.”

I tell you what

You're trying to sell your motorcycle. Someone offered to pay you $7,000 for it, but you wanted to get $8,000 for it. Now you're negotiating the price. You say:

I'll tell you what I'll do: I'll give it to you for seventy-five hundred, and I'll throw in the cover and helmet for free.

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Friday
Oct012010

“I doubt I'll get much for it.”

You have an old car that has lots of engine problems. Your sister is trying to convince you to sell it, but you don't want to. One reason you don't want to sell it is that you don't think you can make a lot of money by selling it to someone. You say:

I doubt I'll get much for it.

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