I don't consider sales techniques and negotiating skills the same thing. I have been negotiating for over 45 years and consider myself pretty good at it at this stage of my life. Having negotiated major divestitures and acquisitions in the corporate world, corporate loans in the hundreds of millions, negotiating on a home is at some level "small potatoes."

A lifetime of learning and practicing sales and negotiation, yes.

I don't believe they compare.  Knowing the system is what gets you an advantage.  I would not claim to be a good car negotiator, nor antique buyer. But I know homes in my niche area.

Automobiles, I leave to my husband! I personally prefer kicking butt negotiating on much larger purchases!!

I would like to think so John

Based on what I did to my last 2 Lexus dealers, "Oh hell yes!" 

When the transactional salesperson (at Lexus) meets the prepared relational salesperson (Realtor); well, let's just say "Hello Savings!"

I used to sell cars way back in the 70's, then the gas crunch hit. So, Yes, I love playing the Let's Buy A Car Game. I have saved my friends plenty of $$. Just tell them you will pay invoice and if they say they have to make some $$$ tell them they can keep the monthly spifts and rebates.

One of my clients who I sold her home and assisted her with the purchase of a replacement home asked me to help her purchase a new car. Everything I brought to the 'table' played out exactly as I predicted and she was amazed at the deal she got.. Yes, I am much better prepared for the car salesman/manager sales ploys.

I'll have to step out of the room and check with my manager to see what the answer is! 

I hate the vehicle purchase process.

I have always negotiated for others much better than myself!

I do not negotiate with sales car people. I have my ex husband for that. I am just bored with that kind of negotiation. My ex is great, he can do it for hours. And I do consider myself very good in my work:) 

No, because we are ethically bound not to swerve people at the 11th hour and they're not. The playing field is not level.

  Yes.

Yes

Some skills transfer nicely to other arenas and some don't. In the world of buying cars;      today, it is about pricing (which is easily obtained), service and convenience. The used car market has slowed considerably making for bargains. Keep an eye here for that market slowing signals to Real Estate

I am the very worst at buying a vehicle.... I always know exactly what I want and I get the bottom line number from my salesman ( I use the same salesman for every BMW I buy) .... and then I buy it...easy peasy for the salesman....  

Funny you brought up using our real estate negotiating skills to buy a car. Last year me & my (Realtor) wife cherry-picked a beautiful car. It was out of state but was a great deal. We got a great starting price & worked the salesman down from there. Our last card was, oddly, a credit of several hudred dollars from Yelp (yes, the food site). I do believe this business turns you into a master negotiator. Confidence level -VERY HIGH, Effectiveness- VERY GOOD. Got a super deal. 

That is the most annoying thing to do on the planet. I am certainly looking forward to checking out the newer online ordering systems in the next few months. I am prepared for them without a doubt.

I would prefer to totally cut them out of the whole transaction.

Internet online purchase is way lower than haggling with car salesman. That is also the reason I like to bid on line for homes. Yes, buyer has to pay a fee w/o the hassle and abuse.

John,

We have been fortunate of working with good car salesmen.  We have stayed with the same dealership of over 8 years now because of their superb service and care.  A

That is the least exciting process I can think of!

John Bear - of course! Thanks to ActiveRain - keeping me up to date on everything related to Real Estate,

For me, it would be better prepared and confident, than someone without this experience, John Bear - though I would not short-change Life Experiences either.  I've learned so much in 2+ years as a realtor, and from many different sources in different ways!  I've learned from observing, from 'listening' to what is said and to what is not said, from comments in transactions, and from questioning what I don't understand or the reasoning behind it.  Above all, being fair, honest, and nice (and a smile doesn't hurt!) can get you far . . .  and also doing your homework first, is huge, plus have to add (HA) to not be intimidated by a strong personality!

I cut to the chase when negotiating for purchasing a car. I bought my last one in about 30 minutes and threatened to walk out because they were taking too long. I wasn't going to play their back and forth game and had somewhere to go.

I let my husband negotiate our cars - he's a wiz at it having worked in the Auto industry for years

Yes and if not I had better find a new Profession.

Yes.

I have not means to measure this.  I do feel buying a car and negotiating for a home are vastly different. 

I hate dealing with dealerships. The product should sell itself and they should be there to facilitate. Instead, they push the product and always try to get the customer into more than they want.

John Bear Sure, but there is only one negotiation that seems to work with car dealerships. Walk away.

I've gained experience on spotting many sales techniques and have learned to pass on the shady techniques.

We bought two new cars in December. Did a lot of research and queried 5 dealerships.

Sales techniques are different from negotiations. My techniques attract buyers and get them to fall in love. My negotiation skills get my buyer or seller the best deal possible. 

While I am most likely better prepared, I still dislike the vehicle purchase process! 

Just saw the last part of your question

Yes.