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" I&amp;#039;m going antiquing soon, and I want to get the best deals possible. Having never been to these stores, I don&amp;#039;t know if the owners will negotiate, and I don&amp;#039;t want to seem rude. Any guidelines on how to test the waters? Questions like &amp;quot;How old is the chair?&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Do you know the table&amp;#039;s origin?&amp;quot; are ways to form a friendly bond with the salesperson before you launch into money talk. But too much chatter -- about finding a plate you&amp;#039;ve spent years looking for, for instance -- tips your hand that you&amp;#039;ll pay the asking price. Once you&amp;#039;ve talked a little, it&amp;#039;s fine to ask if any items are &amp;quot;on sale&amp;quot; or to simply state your offer. If the seller won&amp;#039;t budge from a too-high price, skip the bluster (&amp;quot;You&amp;#039;ll never sell it for that much!&amp;quot;) and just say you&amp;#039;re sorry, but it&amp;#039;s over your budget. Then, you might give the store your name and telephone number &amp;quot;in case the price comes down in the future.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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