Buyer Quotations

The buyer is entitled to a bargain. The seller is entitled to a profit. So there is a fine margin in between where the price is right. I have found this to be true to this day whether dealing in paper hats, winter underwear or hotels.

If the founders of a start-up are considering selling it, I'd advise them to consider the synergies. Could the buyer give you access to something you don't have now, like a certain technology? Would it make your life easier? Are you looking for a change? Things will change, so you have to be ready for that.

As a general rule, durable-goods production tends to be the most volatile sector of the economy. Since people usually have a stock of durables in use, when times get tight, they put off new purchases. What seem like small cutbacks to the end buyer translate into big swings for the producer.

Whether this customer drives in, phones in or clicks in, you as the dealer must develop an instant rapport with that customer and give them all of the information necessary to purchase from you. What you want to avoid is putting that younger buyer through a more traditional sales process from the past that when they finally weed through everything, they disconnect and go somewhere else. To succeed today, you must make sure these customers have the same experience on your lot that they had over the Internet.

We've always reached the hardcover buyer more than the paperback buyer.

When we do the product searches, we guarantee each person will get a 10- to 15-minute meeting with a QVC buyer. We know very quickly whether it's a product that's going to come across on QVC. ... If you can't get your message across to a QVC buyer in 10 minutes, you'll never get it across to a QVC customer in six or eight minutes.

When we have a buyer for it, we'll be making an announcement.

What's not well known is they're not in the business of stealing things and theyre not hackers. It's best to think of them as a fence between the buyer and the seller. They're not technologists and they don't care to be, they just want to make sure that their activities are not traceable and these are the organizations that are operating around the world.

Unless the contract says 'as is' everything is up for negation. Even then, the buyer usually still has the right to ask for repairs or back out of the contract.

Ultimately, this is between the buyer and seller. This is just a venue.

Ultimately, it's the consumer that's going to judge whether a new machine is faster than an older one. The chip inside doesn't matter to the buyer as much as the computing experience.

What these buildings have in common is that they are all 100 percent leased and occupied by financial institutions. The buyer wants high credit quality and a steady income stream from the leases.

When there's such a strong consensus, the smart money's already there and there's not much for the marginal buyer to gain by following the herd.

There are only so many growth markets. As concentration of ownership goes forward, you'll see future acquisitions of newspaper chains go pretty much the way this one did: The buyer will keep the growth markets and discard the rest.

Let the buyer beware. U.S. citizens who have income anywhere are required to report that and it's taxable.

Number one, long term, they will be a no-load buyer and a more cost-conscious investor and not lean so heavily on the advice of financial professionals. And two, it will force them to do a little self-educating, which is always a good thing. At the very least, if they are going to rely on someone else, they can ask intelligent questions.

Ninety-five percent of the world?s consumers are outside of the U.S., and U.S. businesses need to think globally to expand their market share. The International Buyer Program can save U.S. firms valuable time and resources in meeting potential buyers.

I worked in fashion, but I worked more in the sales side of fashion than in design. I was an assistant buyer for a department store back in the '70s and the early years of Saint Laurent. And I used to have a lot of private clients that I bought for.

I am going to be very sad to leave this paddock and the sport I love. I have always said, however, that I would consider selling the team if a serious potential buyer could meet certain key conditions.

I have always said, however, that I would consider selling the team if a serious potential buyer could meet certain key conditions.

If the color fades, the beans contain the enzyme and the buyer knows they aren't L-Star soybeans.

There is a lack of buyer conviction. The whole dynamic of the Nasdaq rise and correction is, in a broader sense, an inflection point. But investors just view it as weakness.

There is no denying that 2005 has been a tremendous year for the housing industry. Very favorable interest rates and strong buyer demand has helped spur the housing market beyond the record sales set in 2004. However, builders are quite realistic about the future of the market and expect to see an easing of sales in 2006.

We submit these pre-approval documents along with the offer. We want the seller to think the buyer walks on water. The seller knows that, 30 days down the road, the buyer won't back out because he can't qualify for the loan.

What you are talking about is called 'marginal utility to the consumer.' That's what companies invest to try to find: The new feature that a buyer is willing to pay new money for.

What we found is, the faster the site works, the shorter the path, the more people purchase. When Travelocity first went live, it took the online buyer a total of 13 screens to make a booking. Now, that's been reduced to just three.

Having a wireless play has been essential for anyone who wants to be a full-service telecom player. Sprint is not going to have any problems finding a buyer if this deals falls through.

I wouldn't be a brand new buyer of most companies, ... But old money should keep riding the wave. Don't get off the moving bus until it stops.

I suspect that there is a significant buyer out there, probably a central bank.

It brings the consumer back into the market. In 1996, the consumer really wasn't buying. In 1997, with these new capabilities, we think the consumer can be a big buyer of PCs again.

It is going to present some challenges. They are probably the only natural trade buyer for the business, so the market is saying, yes, it is good, but there are these issues.

Lack of affordable workforce housing creates quality-of-life issues. The people we want to help are the people who are your neighbors, people who work at the stores, at the coffee shops. They're teachers, nurses, police officers. One of the great thrills of my business is when I hand the keys to a first-time buyer and they walk into the place and it's theirs. I've had people kiss the walls.

I think this deal is a bad idea, and I'm not sure it's over yet. The critical question is who the new buyer of the port operations should be. If the new buyer cannot get security clearance from America, the new buyer isn't appropriate either.

It is not good for a buyer or a seller because it clutters the marketplace. Some amount of pricing ensures a higher quality supply.

It is not good for a buyer or a seller because it clutters the marketplace,

I think Stamps.com is well positioned versus their competitors. They approached this from the point of view that hardware is a bad thing when it comes to postage, and I think this is the correct assessment. The small business buyer and the consumer do not want to have to manage a postage meter, even if it is a dongle on the PC.

I think Stamps.com is well positioned versus their competitors, ... They approached this from the point of view that hardware is a bad thing when it comes to postage, and I think this is the correct assessment. The small business buyer and the consumer do not want to have to manage a postage meter, even if it is a dongle on the PC.

Large-volume 'tract' builders will typically develop the ground -- streets, utilities, public/open spaces -- and build two or three display homes from which they will sell to buyers. Most of these also will do 'semi-custom' homes, where a buyer may generously modify or upgrade one of the offered models. These builders may build 'speculative' homes, hoping someone will like the house and land and buy it.

I think, first of all, the semiconductor sector had been oversold. This was one area, the technology market that just did not perform well over the past few months. There is a lot of concern with investors whether or not this current upturn in the semiconductor industry has peaked. There is a huge debate going on whether or not we still have any growth left. And, our view has also been that, yes, we believe this is more of a seasonal slowdown than any prolonged downturn for the industry. So we think there is some legs left in the semiconductor cycle. And as a result, we would be a buyer of some of these stocks.

Our hope was to see it continue as a skating rink. We tried for three years to find a buyer who would continue to operate it.

Our success to date is due in large part to a sophisticated buyer who desires to create a home around their own individual lifestyles. Our homes and the floor plans offer them that opportunity.

Our community has 181 million people. A community that size requires efficiency, and because 99 percent of customer support is handled between the buyer and seller, our basic level of customer support is Internet-based.

Remove the trophies, collectibles, knick-knacks and souvenirs so a buyer can imagine their stuff instead of yours.

Our outperform rating was based on our view that the management team was doing an excellent job of turning around the margins at this large industry player. The market's valuation at around 6 times cash flow we believe made this an attractive acquisition target. The questions now will be whether another buyer steps in.

Some of these post-bubble things make sense. The real question as a buyer is whether there is so much broken glass there it's not worth the effort.

Look in your landscape and see what you need, then buy accordingly. Don't be an impulse buyer or you'll end up with the wrong plant in the wrong place.

When that one buyer finds you and instead of saying I would like two of those bags they say they'd like two gross, ... at that point, you have to make a decision about whether or not you are ready to make that step.

You can have no assumptions. The buyer profile was very general in details.

Wisconsin Energy would prefer to have the buyer take on that project.

We expect to be able to announce a buyer in the next three to four weeks. We have four bidders left in the running, and they are all private-equity companies.

We are aware that the prospective buyer has stepped down. But there are other parties who are interested in the property. We are very confident that we will have one shortly.

We doubt a buyer gets in front of risk that a strike cripples GM North America. UAW negotiations tend to go down to the wire -- now March 31 -- so a GMAC sale is harder to envision before sometime in the second quarter.

Well I think any designer that can understand what people need to be wearing right now is the biggest and best step that you can take. Instead of putting your ego first, you put the buyer first. And I think that that's a really important thing just to know what the consumer is wanting to wear.

While bargain hunters are going to work, the market is still suffering from a low level of consumer confidence, ... I'd be in no hurry to pull the trigger and be a buyer at the moment but I would be building a buy list.

Without a doubt, any post-election coordination between Rep. Buyer and the Pentagon over private voter contact information is completely inappropriate,

We had an excellent buyer (Citizens), which has been terrific for Pittsburgh. And they paid a fair price.

Typically, 'good-faith negotiations' do not portray the buyer holding a gun to the seller's head. These negotiations have been tinged with bad-faith since April, when the City told property owners they had to be out of their homes by New Year's Eve. Mr. Green can pretend he's dealing in good faith, but he's really playing with a corked bat.

Unless you are a subscriber, the rest of Austin sees us as whatever is on stage that night, ... However, even when these pop shows aren't in and of themselves profitable from a ticket-sales standpoint, they break even from a patron relationship standpoint. We want to get patrons from ticket buyer to season ticket holder to donor. We know there's a future there in that audience. Ten years from now, when we're bringing Bright Eyes back for a reunion tour, that audience that has grown up with us.

We found considerable evidence that the (Department of Defense) has not yet learned how to be an astute buyer in the commercial marketplace.

We are in the midst of a technology correction. I will be a buyer when I get a clear signal that the correction is over.

The picture for California has been great, but I think it has started changing. There's certainly going to be upcoming weakness in California because we've just about gotten to the point where we've priced our typical buyer out of his ability to make the monthly payment.

We disagree with a significant amount of the information contained in the investor presentation that you have disclosed on your website. In particular, we disagree with your assertion that Constellation, or any other buyer for that matter, would be able to realize synergies of up to $150 million. In our view, the so-called synergies that you have outlined are completely unrealistic.

When you're ranching and farming, you have to take what the buyer offers.

When you're planning a wedding, it's always buyer beware.

We won't stop until every new car buyer considers us.

While price remains a purchase driver, the results of this study show that the audio buyer still places sound quality at the top of their list. The good news for retailers is that many consumers are leaving the door of opportunity cracked open through their willingness to interact with a sales person and to receive a demonstration of better audio equipment.

When a buyer goes to look at a mortgage, they want a site that will have as many rates and mortgage options as possible.

To say that there a narrowing of the field or potential buyer is premature.

With an industry focused over the past decade on effective buyer representation, and the possibility of the market advantage now shifting to the buyers, agents are going to have to improve their knowledge and skills in effectively working and representing sellers.

The question today is more opportunistic. The question is exactly where can I be a buyer of America Online ( AOL ) or some of these other stocks that have been weakened?

We have seen strong buyer demand across all the businesses, ... In addition, even though eBay's revenue are primarily transaction generated, we expect to see gross margins above 80 percent for the rest of the year.

With such uncertainty about the future direction of the (Lord & Taylor) business, it is difficult to assess what a financial buyer would be willing to pay for the business.

Fair market value, by definition, is the price at which a willing seller will sell and a willing buyer will buy.

While this quarter didn't feature the growth acceleration of the last two, the degree of upside in spite of the impact of buyer confusion over the change in search results is encouraging.

To maximize the value landscaping adds to your home, you must walk a fine line. If your lawn looks like you've never watered, mowed, weeded or fertilized it, a buyer may see it as too much work to bring it up to snuff. On the other hand, if you've gone overboard with shrubs, floral displays and excessive plantings, it will also look difficult to maintain.

With research, the informed buyer is going to be able to say, 'The item is worth about this,

What Tucson has is demographics and geographies. We're next door to California. The commercial markets sometimes mirror the residential markets when you talk about affordability. There's a little bit of risk, but every buyer has a little bit of different risk tolerance. If you have the ability to hold an empty building for a little while, you're going to be fine.

Whatever you've got, there's money for it. At the end of the day, there's a buyer for it.

We lost a major buyer (with the recent death of Bob Lewis); we had a smaller catalogue; and there wasn't as much depth in the catalogue as last year, so I'm very happy. We survive to fight another day.

With luck, timing and knowledge, there is investment potential. But buy cars you like, and buy them because you like them..... I don't know that I'd tell the casual buyer to drop their mutual funds.

This sort of activity hardly looks like a lucky buyer but is textbook insider-buying activity. I'd say somebody ... alerted somebody, who then acted on the information.

We did see a drop-off in buyer volume.

Even though we might not own it, we're hoping to negotiate an agreement with a buyer that will allow the club to continue to meet there on the second Saturday of every month.

Berkshire Hathaway sits on $45 billion of cash and generates about $5.2 billion of cash flow annually, ... Berkshire and Warren Buffett have really become the lender of last resort or the buyer of last resort of many assets. And I think he's going to pick up great assets at very distressed prices going forward.

Every house in these communities will have a minimum of established connectivity. So it's a given that the buyer looking at these houses will spend an extra $1,500 to live there. At very high rates, 80 to 85 percent of the buyers are spending up to $3,500. The evidence would suggest at that price point ($250,000 to $350,000), people are willing to spend $2,500 to $3,500 for a fairly robust set of (connectivity) features.

Don't try to second-guess what a new buyer would want. You'll guess wrong nine times out of 10. It's better to let the price reflect that you have an older kitchen or bathroom.

Each (market) caters to a little different buyer profile. Columbia is more of a local business. Bluffton is a good mix of locals and people moving in. Greenville, we are seeing Florida (transplants), some retirees, manufacturing (workers and executives).

Estate agents have consistently reported increased buyer interest over the last few months, which should help to support the market going forward,

Estate agents are reporting increasing buyer interest and that buyers and sellers are reaching agreement on price more readily,

The revised schedule for hearings and the change in format amount to a slap in the face to individual veterans as well as the groups that represent them in the public policy arena. Chairman Buyer has slammed the door in the face of America's veterans.

It would be naive for a buyer to assume that's because it's a long way away that these vehicles haven't made it to our state. Likely there are less here than in areas close to New Orleans. But if you were a scam artist, why not go as far away as you can where they're not thinking about it.

It was very unlikely that one buyer would want the whole Ventures assets, ... There are four or five major media companies that have expressed interest in acquiring the entirety of Liberty.

The shining light in Pepsi's business right now is Frito-Lay. I am a buyer of Pepsi stock based almost entirely on the improvement at Frito-Lay.

Sales teams can help to build buyer confidence and communicate value. In short, four ears are better than two.

Purchases by the public pension fund will become a stabilizer for the market. The fund will be a steady buyer of government debt with five-year and longer maturity, helping limit a rise in yields this year.

Prices have gone up in the U.S. but for us at least we have not seen a change in buyer behavior,

Procuring cause should simply go away. It's an antiquated system. Buyer agents should earn their fee according to the contractual agreements they enter into with buyers. We need to have honest, contractual agreements on both the buyer's side and the seller's side.

Private investors are basically selling their smaller assets and consolidating to fewer, larger assets through 1031 exchanges. On the flip side, a lot of institutional investors are reshaping their portfolios. They are disposing of whatever doesn't fit their long-term plans, leveraging the current record buyer demand and record pricing.

Our definition of second homes has changed with the buyer shift toward investment property, ... In examining Census data to determine the number of investment units, we see that second homes are a much larger share than the conventional mind-set of them being mostly vacation homes.

The most likely buyer is someone who wants to have a luxury place in the Napa Valley and a prestigious wine label to go with it.