How do you manipulate a low-offer buyer into offering more?

[Asr]

Not a lowballer necessarily, just a lower offer than preferential. Any ideas on subtle persuasion tactics?

I'm drawing a blank on this one...

I'd like to hear all input, from the deceptively simple to the deceptively devious...

 

[Kirosia]

Offer to throw in a pony.

 

[Asr]

What if I don't have a pony?

 

[redshifter]

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Originally Posted by Asr /img/forum/go_quote.gif What if I don't have a pony?

Then you need to pony-up.

 

[Kirosia]

I guess a cow will do.

 

[Barock]

Plead poverty. Say you'll starve and become a destitute. Always works with me..

 

[Kirosia]

How can you be poor and have a pony?

 

[Jaska]

Make a recording of yourself saying "Do you have any idea who you're dealing with!?" in the roughest and scariest voice you can conjure up. Then, host the file on a web server and point the buyer there with a link in your next PM.

 

[Hopstretch]

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Originally Posted by Kirosia /img/forum/go_quote.gif How can you be poor and have a pony?

You can't. Because then you'd be ponyless.

 

[intoflatlines]

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Originally Posted by Asr /img/forum/go_quote.gif Not a lowballer necessarily, just a lower offer than preferential. Any ideas on subtle persuasion tactics? I'm drawing a blank on this one... I'd like to hear all input, from the deceptively simple to the deceptively devious...

I just tell them sorry, no deal. Then state a price higher than your minimum, and the buyer might try to negotiate, with the price ending up being around your minimum. The buyer things he/she got a good deal, and you sold for at least your minimum.

 

[Kirosia]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaska /img/forum/go_quote.gif Make a recording of yourself saying "Do you have any idea who you're dealing with!?" in the roughest and scariest voice you can conjure up. Then, host the file on a web server and point the buyer there with a link in your next PM.

You can also add a video of you threatening to kill the pony.

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You can't. Because then you'd be ponyless.

You know nothing of economics.

 

[redshifter]

You know, I don't like ANYBODY who had a pony.

 

[Sovkiller]

Just tell the person clearly that you are not willing to let it go for less than state the figure you have in mind here, and later on state any silly reason...

 

[Kirosia]

I had a pony!

 

[Jaska]

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Originally Posted by redshifter /img/forum/go_quote.gif You know, I don't like ANYBODY who had a pony.

Hey, that's my little girl's nickname