Day 12: The Art of the Secondhand Haggle
On a radio talk show about negotiation, host Park Junyoung (A) talks with lecturer Lee Jihyun (B), Namdaemun Market trader Kim Youngcheol (C) and office worker Jeong Daeun (D), who sells on a secondhand app.
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Dialogue
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A μ²μ·¨μ μ¬λ¬λΆ, μλ νμλκΉ. μ€λμ μ κ° μ£Όκ³ μ¬λ λ², ν₯μ μ΄μΌκΈ°μ λλ€. μ΄μ§ν κ°μ¬λ, ν₯μ μλ κΈ°μ μ΄ νμν©λκΉ?
Cheongchwija yeoreobun, annyeonghasimnikka. Oneureun jegap jugo saneun beop, heungjeong iyagiimnida. Ijihyeon gangsanim, heungjeongedo gisuri piryohamnikka?
Hello, listeners. Today's topic is haggling, or how to pay a fair price. Ms. Lee, does haggling take skill?
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B λ¬Όλ‘ μ λλ€. ν₯μ μ κ°κ²© μΈμλ§μ΄ μλλλ€. κ°κ²©μ΄λΌλ κ° λ°°μ‘ μ‘°κ±΄μ΄λΌλ κ°, μ£Όκ³ λ°μ μ μλ κ²μ λκ² λ³΄μ μΌ ν©λλ€.
Mullonimnida. Heungjeongeun gagyeok ssaummani animnida. Gagyeogiradeunga baesong jogeoniradeunga, jugobadeul su inneun geoseul neolge bosyeoya hamnida.
Of course. Haggling isn't just a fight over price. You need to look broadly at everything that can be given and taken, the price, the delivery terms and so on.
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A λ¨λλ¬Έ μμ₯μμ μΌμ λ μ§Έ μ₯μ¬νκ³ κ³μ κΉμμ² μ¬μ₯λ, μμ¦λ μλλ€μ΄ λ§μ΄ κΉμ λ¬λΌκ³ ν©λκΉ?
Namdaemun sijangeseo samsip nyeonjjae jangsahago gyesin Gimyeongcheol sajangnim, yojeumdo sonnimdeuri mani kkakka dallago hamnikka?
Kim Youngcheol, you've been trading at Namdaemun Market for thirty years. Do customers still ask for discounts a lot these days?
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C κ·ΈλΌμ. ν₯μ μ΄ μμ₯μ μ¬λ―Έμ£ . μ λ μ² μ λΉΌ λλ¦¬κ³ μλ§ ν μΌ€λ λΌλ λ λ£μ΄ λ립λλ€.
Geureomyo. Heungjeongi sijangui jaemijyo. Jeoneun cheon won ppae deurigo yangmal han kyeollerado deo neoeo deurimnida.
Of course. Haggling is what makes the market fun. I knock off a thousand won and throw in an extra pair of socks.
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A μ λ€μ μ¨λ μ€κ³ κ±°λ μ±μμ 물건μ μμ£Ό νμ λ€κ³ μ. μ±μμλ λΆμκΈ°κ° μ΄λ»μ΅λκΉ?
Jeong Daeun ssineun junggo georae aebeseo mulgeoneul jaju pasindagoyo. Aebeseoneun bunwigiga eotteoseumnikka?
Jeong Daeun, I hear you often sell things on a secondhand app. What's it like on the apps?
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D μ λ μμ§ν ν₯μ μ΄ λΆνΈν©λλ€. μ΄λ―Έ μΈκ² μ¬λ Έλλ° μΈμ¬λ μμ΄ "λ°κ°μ λΌμ?" νλ μ±ν μ΄ μ€λ©΄ κΈ°μ΄μ΄ λΉ μ§λλ€.
Jeoneun soljiki heungjeongi bulpyeonhamnida. Imi ssage ollyeonneunde insado eopsi "bangapse dwaeyo?" Haneun chaetingi omyeon giuni ppajimnida.
Honestly, haggling makes me uncomfortable. I've already priced things low, and then a chat comes in with no hello, just "Half price?" It's deflating.
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C μμ΄, 그건 μΈμ¬ κ°μ κ±°μμ. κ·Έλ° κ±Έλ‘ μμ΄ν΄νμλ©΄ μ₯μ¬ λͺ» ν©λλ€.
Ei, geugeon insa gateun geoyeyo. Geureon geollo seounhaehasimyeon jangsa mot hamnida.
Oh, come on, that's just a way of saying hello. If you get upset over that, you'll never make it in business.
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D μμ₯μμλ μμΌλ©΄μ νμμμμ. μ±μμλ λͺ¨λ₯΄λ μ¬λμ΄ λ€μ§κ³ μ§ λ°κ°μ λΆλ¦ λλ€. 그건 μμκ° μλμ£ .
Sijangeseoneun useumyeonseo hasijanayo. Aebeseoneun moreuneun sarami dajjagojja bangapseul bureumnida. Geugeon yeuiga anijyo.
At the market you do it with a smile. On the apps, a total stranger just throws out half price out of nowhere. That's not polite.
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A ν₯μ μ΄ μμκ° μλλΌλμ? μ¬μ₯λκ»μλ μ΄λ»κ² μκ°νμλκΉ?
Heungjeongi yeuiga aniraniyo? Sajangnimkkeseoneun eotteoke saenggakasimnikka?
Haggling isn't polite? What do you think, Mr. Kim?
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C λ°©μμ΄ λ¬΄λ‘ν κ±°μ§ ν₯μ μμ²΄κ° λ¬΄λ‘ν 건 μλλλ€. μ¬λ μ¬λλ νλ μ¬λλ μ‘°κΈμ© μ보νλ κ² ν₯μ μ΄κ±°λ μ.
Bangsigi muryehan geoji heungjeong jachega muryehan geon animnida. Saneun saramdo paneun saramdo jogeumssik yangbohaneun ge heungjeongigeodeunyo.
It's the way it's done that's rude, not haggling itself. Haggling is when the buyer and the seller each give a little.
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B λ λΆ λ§μ λͺ¨λ μΌλ¦¬κ° μμ΅λλ€. νμμμλ μ²μ λμ¨ μ«μκ° κΈ°μ€μ μ΄ λκΈ° λλ¬Έμ λκ° λ¨Όμ κ°κ²©μ λΆλ₯΄λμ§κ° μ€μν©λλ€.
Du bun malsseum modu illiga itseumnida. Hyeopsangeseoneun cheoeum naon sutjaga gijunjeomi doegi ttaemune nuga meonjeo gagyeogeul bureuneunjiga jungyohamnida.
You both have a point. In negotiation, the first number on the table becomes the reference point, so who names a price first matters.
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A κ·ΈλΌ μλ‘ κΈ°λΆ μνμ§ μκ³ μ λΉν κ°κ²©μ μ°ΎμΌλ €λ©΄ μ΄λ»κ² ν΄μΌ ν©λκΉ?
Geureom seoro gibun sanghaji anko jeokdanghan gagyeogeul chajeuryeomyeon eotteoke haeya hamnikka?
So how can people find a fair price without anyone getting offended?
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B νλ λΆμ "κ°κ²© μ μ νμ"μ΄λΌλ κ° "κ°κ²© μ‘°μ λΆκ°"λΌλ κ° μμΉμ 미리 μ¨ λμλ κ² μ’μ΅λλ€. μ¬λ λΆμ μ΄μ λ₯Ό λ§μνμκ³ μ.
Paneun buneun "gagyeok jean hwanyeong"iradeunga "gagyeok jojeong bulga"radeunga wonchigeul miri sseo dusineun ge joseumnida. Saneun buneun iyureul malsseumhasigoyo.
Sellers should state their rules up front, like "Offers welcome" or "Price is firm." And buyers should give their reasons.
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D λ§μ΅λλ€. μ λ "μμ ν μ΄ μμΌλ μ‘°κΈλ§ λΉΌ μ£Όμ€ μ μμκΉμ?" νκ³ μ μ€νκ² λ¬Όμ΄λ³΄μλ©΄ κΈ°κΊΌμ΄ κΉμ λ립λλ€.
Matseumnida. Jeodo "jageun heumi isseuni jogeumman ppae jusil su isseulkkayo?" Hago jeongjunghage mureobosimyeon gikkeoi kkakka deurimnida.
Exactly. If someone asks politely, "There's a small flaw, so could you take a little off?", I'm happy to give a discount.
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A κ²°κ΅ μ λ€μ μ¨λ ν₯μ μ νμλκ΅°μ?
Gyeolguk Jeong Daeun ssido heungjeongeul hasineungunyo?
So you do haggle after all?
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D λ€, μμλ§ μμΌλ©΄μ.
Ne, yeuiman isseumyeonyo.
Yes, as long as people are polite about it.
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C κ±° 보μΈμ, μμ₯μ΄λ μ±μ΄λ λκ°λ€μ. κ²°κ΅ ν₯μ λ μ¬λ μ¬μ΄μ μΌμ΄λκΉμ.
Geo boseyo, sijangina aebina ttokganneyo. Gyeolguk heungjeongdo saram saiui irinikkayo.
See? The market and the apps are the same. In the end, haggling is about people.
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A λ€, μ€λμ κ²°λ‘ μ 'ν₯μ μ κ°κ²©λ³΄λ€ νλ'μΈ κ² κ°μ΅λλ€. μΈ λΆ λͺ¨λ κ°μ¬ν©λλ€.
Ne, oneurui gyeolloneun 'heungjeongeun gagyeokboda taedo'in geot gatseumnida. Se bun modu gamsahamnida.
Well, today's conclusion seems to be: in haggling, attitude counts more than price. Thank you all three.
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