I remember a local rug dealer who was "going out of business" for 20 years and was always running "liquidation" sales.
I've almost never seen rugs without some ridiculous markdown...at dedicated rug dealers. However, department stores tend to just sell them at closer to what the correct price is without all the fakery. I usually advise people to buy from those more "reputable" sellers because you won't play those games with them.
You'll notice I quoted the "sale" price in the link I provided (http://esalerugs.com/red-palace-rugs-kashan-persian-rug-2219...), you'll pretty much never find a rug listed for the original price. In this case the "original price" was $32k, which is absolutely absurd for that rug. People who buy at that price also probably own the Brooklyn Bridge and the Moon. The "online discount" of $13k is more like what you'd find as the starting price at most dedicated dealers. I'd expect to see that rug for maybe $8-10k at a department store. Hit on a big holiday sale and get some other discounts and you could easily walk away with that rug for maybe $4-5k.
I remember a local rug dealer who was "going out of business" for 20 years and was always running "liquidation" sales.
I've almost never seen rugs without some ridiculous markdown...at dedicated rug dealers. However, department stores tend to just sell them at closer to what the correct price is without all the fakery. I usually advise people to buy from those more "reputable" sellers because you won't play those games with them.
You'll notice I quoted the "sale" price in the link I provided (http://esalerugs.com/red-palace-rugs-kashan-persian-rug-2219...), you'll pretty much never find a rug listed for the original price. In this case the "original price" was $32k, which is absolutely absurd for that rug. People who buy at that price also probably own the Brooklyn Bridge and the Moon. The "online discount" of $13k is more like what you'd find as the starting price at most dedicated dealers. I'd expect to see that rug for maybe $8-10k at a department store. Hit on a big holiday sale and get some other discounts and you could easily walk away with that rug for maybe $4-5k.