Yep, commission shaving is just small ball dealing and not worth the adversarial relationship you'll establish. It will overlap your after sales relationship. Letting go of a couple of hundred bucks at the bargaining table can be one of the wiser investment decisions a guy can make.

Whether its cars, bikes, tractors or boats, there's a lot more juice in the options and extras than in the big ticket item itself. You'll usually be far better off asking for throw ins and deals on these than to zero in on the salesman's paycheck.

 

My local harley dealer pays 1k a month plus 9% commission of their profit on every bike

 

What! No incentive to be the top salesperson? Sounds like socialism.

 

To me, knowing the incentives on the other side of every negotiation is to the negotiator's advantage. Knowing whether they really want to complete the deal or not is a big deal to me. I think I paid a fair price for my bike because of how it is equipped, but I think most motorcycles I see at dealers are massively overpriced and it's a major turn off to deal with them if they start negotiating from a position like that.

I think everyone's entire tax return, including all sources of income and especially their wage/salary, should be public information. The reasons for that are many. I just sent an email to my boss this morning because I discovered that I'm between 15 and 21% underpaid. If that wasn't public information I wouldn't have had the data to show him, and I may very well get a substantial raise and not have to quit my job because he knows that I know about this and it needs to get fixed.

 

You sir win today's award for bumping up the oldest thread of the day. 2015 - 2013 = 8yrs ago! Lol

 

No, 2015-2013 is 2 yrs… you failed at math huh? 😜😂

 

Dang typos. Lol.

 

I bought my first Harley in 1989, the same salesperson sold me a new one in 2012 and is still there in 2023.. Not exactly getting rich.. My father sold Cadillacs and Oldsmobiles in the 50's, 60's and 70's his salary was $75 a week plus commission. Then he managed the dealership, $300 bucks a week plus his commission when he sold one.

 

Can you send my boss an email too ?

 

I recently bought a VW Atlas at a dealer 100 miles away. I was originally looking at a Tiguan, but we didn’t like it. The salesman at the dealer 40 miles away didn’t show us an Atlas or offer to show us a different Tiguan. They advertise that they don’t work on commission.

The dealer 100 miles away showed us several Tiguans. When we decided we didn’t want one he showed us an Atlas, which I originally thought was too big, and too expensive. He explained that I could fit three car seats in it and how great it would be with our grandkids so we bought it. After the car was delivered I asked the salesman if he worked on commission, and he said yes. I like working with a commissioned salesman. They’re usually more knowledgeable, and more motivated. Sure, some can be an obnoxious *******, but if they know what they’re doing, it usually works out better.