Phasecorrect, Although I agree with you in principle, in practice it doesn't work this way.
In principle: Dealer makes offer, I decline because it is too high and we part friends.
In practice: Dealer does not want to make offer, when I decline I am treated with contempt unlike anything I have ever been subject to in the retail market. I am also blackballed because the dealer knows I can get a better price. I think you may be underestimating how DEEPLY dealers resent the internet / used market.
I see a mounting crisis that is probably headed for the courts.
In principle: Dealer makes offer, I decline because it is too high and we part friends.
In practice: Dealer does not want to make offer, when I decline I am treated with contempt unlike anything I have ever been subject to in the retail market. I am also blackballed because the dealer knows I can get a better price. I think you may be underestimating how DEEPLY dealers resent the internet / used market.
I see a mounting crisis that is probably headed for the courts.