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[QUOTE=MrEnternational;3080815]Maybe English is not your first language and you interpreted something incorrectly. Either that or you are retarded.[/QUOTE]See when you result to name calling and disparaging statements it shows your intellectually [B].......[/B] nevermind. Cleary you don't understand.
The point you're missing is that I'm not walking into the negotiation blind. I've already assessed the high and low range (which has been discussed on the SP forum ad nauseum), and I've chosen a first offer that I'm comfortable with and [B] consider a reasonable low number[/B] (that also falls withing my budget). [B]That offer is intentionally my ceiling. [u]Im not negotiating upward, and Im not trying to discover their minimum[/u]. Im simply making a fair offer Im satisfied with.[/B].
Because of that, the idea that "I should ask the price first because they might say less than $300" doesn't apply. Whether they would have accepted $150 or $200 is irrelevant once I've already chosen a number I'm happy with. [B]If they accept my offer, the deal is done. If they counter substantially higher, I walk. If they counter reasonably, [u]I decide.[/u][/B].
[B]So yes, I can absolutely have $300 in mind as my maximum and still offer first, because my goal isnt to chase the lowest possible price its to make a clean, efficient transaction. Asking first only matters if Im trying to minimize cost. Im not. Im setting my number and sticking to it[/B]
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Bargaining Tactics
[QUOTE=TheCritic;3081047][B]So yes, I can absolutely have $300 in mind as my maximum and still offer first, because my goal isnt to chase the lowest possible price its to make a clean, efficient transaction. Asking first only matters if Im trying to minimize cost. Im not. Im setting my number and sticking to it[/B][/QUOTE]Everybody's psychology around money is different, and that impacts how they bargain and negotiate around the price for something. I always like for the other party to go first, because I like to keep my cards held close for as long as possible. Now, they might start out where I think is high or low or optimal. Then, depending on where I'm at and how I'm feeling, I can counter with something I'm comfortable with. Or, I can accept their initial offer. Sometimes, this strategy works out incredibly well for me. When I was on Seeking and had my "walk off, grand slam home run", I was willing to offer my hot, blue-eyed, blonde-haired "Stacy" $500 per meet. Well, she went first and quoted $250 per meet! That was half of what I was willing to give her for BBCIP! I accepted her offer on the spot LOLOLOL! If I had gone first, I would not have offered $500 to start, but I most certainly would have offered more than $250! By having her go first, I ended up with a big windfall based on what I was ready to pay. I like for the other side to go first (like when I bought my last new car), and then I counter. Or not! Ha!
