Or would you try to talk the guy down?

It never hurts to try to haggle. What do you have to lose?

Alot of 150s on the market these days for less than 1500. Reconoffroad.com sells baja 150, dune 150, and another I cant remember for less than 1200. Considering that all of the 150s use the same engine, and the quailty of the 150s is about the same for any brand. I would offer him what the others are going for or look elsewhere. Some of this is area specific but out here in AZ you can get many 150s for under 1500.00. And if you dont mind used (bugs already worked out) they are on craiglist all the time for 700 or 800. I saw a heavily modified yerf with all the upgrades to fix yerfs problems sell for 550 the other day. Just a thought.