As it is known, there are sales tools and purchase tools, what are the essential differences between them in the Orientation & Application?

• A sale is the exchange of a commodity or money as the price of a good or a service. Sales ... Buying and selling are understood to be two sides of the same "coin" or transaction. ..... Many tools are used by successful salespeople, the most important of which is questioning which can be defined as a series of questions

• A person or organization expressing an interest in acquiring the offered item of value is referred to as a potential buyer, prospective customer or prospect. Buying and selling are understood to be two sides of the same "coin" or transaction. Both seller and buyer engage in a process of negotiation to consummate the exchange of values. The exchange, or selling, process has implied rules and identifiable stages. It is implied that the selling process will proceed fairly and ethically so that the parties end up nearly equally rewarded. The stages of selling, and buying, involve getting acquainted, assessing each party's need for the other's item of value, and determining if the values to be exchanged are equivalent or nearly so, or, in buyer's terms, "worth the price". Sometimes, sellers have to use their own experiences when selling products with appropriate discounts.[3]

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