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  1. 11-01-2012, 09:24 PM #1
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    business call questions

    Hi,

    I'm writing a phone script. The goal of this is to ask scrap yards how much they are selling their wares to mills/overseas buyers/etc.
    I get a gut feeling that due to the several types of metals, nobody is going to spend 10 minutes listing their prices,their grades etc on the phone so I'm just going to ask them to send me an excel sheet with the info.

    If anyone has advice,I'd appreciate it.

    Thanks
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  3. 11-01-2012, 09:25 PM #2
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    WHY would they want to give you that information?

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    My guess is they will tell you to fly a kite.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mechanic688 View Post
    My guess is they will tell you to fly a kite.
    Maybe not in such nice terms. But that is what you will get.

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    Quote Originally Posted by parrothead View Post
    Maybe not in such nice terms. But that is what you will get.
    I was trying to keep it nice??? That's some privileged info there and unless you can buy the info then no one is going to be turning loose of it.

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  10. 11-01-2012, 11:18 PM #6
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    lol Mechanic, you did say it nicely. Parrothead was saying jabright is gonna get an earful when he calls yards and asks this information, and they may not state it as nicely as you've done.

    I agree, a kite, maybe even a lead kite.
  11. 11-01-2012, 11:49 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by IdahoScrapper View Post
    lol Mechanic, you did say it nicely. Parrothead was saying jabright is gonna get an earful when he calls yards and asks this information, and they may not state it as nicely as you've done.

    I agree, a kite, maybe even a lead kite.
    You would be surprised at the amount of sensitive info a business owner can give a to a clever salesman...

    ...but anyways , I certainly don't want to overstay my welcome so I wish you guys a nice day.
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  13. 11-02-2012, 05:40 AM #9
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    Good luck with that. I don't care what type of sales person you are its not gonna happen. Now if you offer them more money then they are going to make this month you MIGHT get what you want but it will all change the next month

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    Quote Originally Posted by jabright View Post
    You would be surprised at the amount of sensitive info a business owner can give a to a clever salesman...

    ...but anyways , I certainly don't want to overstay my welcome so I wish you guys a nice day.
    "And another one bites the dust",,,
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mechanic688 View Post
    "And another one bites the dust",,,
    Good riddance. His name did not suit him anyways. He wasn't very bright.

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    That was unfortunate. If he couldn't handle the replies here, he really won't like the replies he gets when he calls on scrap yards and wants their information.

    I do wish him best of luck though.
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