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Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

This reminds me of the older Palm Springs woman who sold her '67 or '68 Camaro to Mike of Wheeler Dealers. When he went to look at the car he liked it a lot. Offered her below her asking price to get a good deal on it.
She replied "If I'd have only wanted that much I would have advertised it for that much."
He did buy it, but at her full asking price.

If I sell something, I generally ask a little more than I want, and expect to come down a little. If people feel like they got a deal, they seem happier.

For me personally, I'll buy something at a good price. I may ask for a little bit off because I assume most folks are prepared to come down a little like I am.

If the ask is too far from what I'd consider reasonable, I don't even ask. I don't want to argue or go back and forth 100 times to try to get them to come down to something that I consider reasonable.