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As much I'd love to read it myself, it's a tl;dr at 25,000+ words. Can anyone summarize?
by usaar333 15y ago
As much I'd love to read it myself, it's a tl;dr at 25,000+ words. Can anyone summarize?
- softbuilder 15y agoLong-winded writer. Very rough summary: Use the internet.
- softbuilder 15y agoNot sure why I got the downvotes. The author literally says the people who aren't getting screwed over are using the internet. And he took way too long to tell that story.
- kabdib 15y agoThe book _Don't Get Taken Every Time_ helped me a lot, buying my /second/ car. I was a clueless geek buying my first, and got totally suckered. I saw sales people as clueless and useless until I joined my first startup, whereupon we /needed/ them. Our CEO hired a sales guy, all smarmy and slimy, and that head sales guy hired a team (mostly old buddies he knew), and I saw a real sales force in action. I swear they could have sold enterprise licenses to a 'Notepad' clone, it was amazing. It didn't matter to them /what/ they sold, they just sold.
- creamyhorror 15y agoI'd like to hear a little how these pros operate, if you don't mind sparing the time. It sounds quite fascinating.
- larrys 15y agoBased on my many years on both sides the short answer is they tell buyers what they want to hear (hit the hot buttons regardless of whether the product or service can deliver) and they outright lie. (Really). Not that there aren't honorable good salesmen (there are) but many do the same thing that guys do to pick up women in bars.
- creamyhorror 15y agoI'd like to hear a little how these pros operate, if you don't mind sparing the time. It sounds quite fascinating.
- MSexton 15y agoIt's actually fairly well written. It's also from 2001, and I have heard elsewhere that a lot of it is outdated now, due to the increased use of the internet to research cars.
- MSexton 15y agoIt's actually fairly well written. It's also from 2001, and I have heard elsewhere that a lot of it is outdated now, due to the increased use of the internet to research cars.
- mtts 15y agoNo. It's not really an article to learn things from (if only because it's dated). It is, however, an entertaining read. Treat it as such: huddle up on the couch with it and enjoy.