When it comes to selling, what, exactly, is an objection? If we can truly understand what we’re dealing with when a potential client makes an objection, then it will be easier to handle and use to our advantage in the appropriate situation.
Not all objections should be received as a negative blow to your sales presentation. In fact, with the exception of two very specific objections, most others can be dealt with effectively and are actually a positive sign that your client is showing some interest. In other words, if the …

Certain objections exist to every proposition in the world. What would a soccer, football or basketball game be like without the blocking of shots? And what your proposition is determines what the objections are.
Call on a thousand average people to whom your proposition is salable. You’ll find the self-same objections on the lips of the majority of them. And these objections, boiled down and standardized, resolve themselves into a very small number.
For instance, in the paint business the standard objections are:
(a) “Too much money tied up in present stock to …