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How to Absolutely, Positively Tell If It’s a Lowball Offer

Tying Up Loose Ends & Open Offers Admittedly, there’s usually not much doubt. But if you want absolute, “case-closed” proof that a Buyer’s offer qualifies as a lowball, here it is:  when the Seller rebuffs it*, they never even bother to withdraw it. Either the offered price is so preposterously low they know the Seller will never...
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How to Absolutely, Positively Tell If It’s a Lowball Offer

Tying Up Loose Ends & Open Offers Admittedly, there’s usually not much doubt. But if you want absolute, “case-closed” proof that a Buyer’s offer qualifies as a lowball, here it is:  when the Seller rebuffs it*, they never even bother to withdraw it. Either the offered price is so preposterously low they know the Seller will never...
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Counteroffers vs. Addenda vs. Amendments in Three, Easy Symbols

                        <    +     Î”   [Editor’s Note:  Nothing in this post or on this blog should be construed as offering legal counsel.  If you require legal advice, please consult an attorney.] If you want to skip my post, “Counteroffer vs. Amendment vs. Addendum” and cut to the chase, here it is, in three...
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Counteroffer vs. Amendment vs. Addendum in 3 Easy Symbols

<    +     Î” [Editor’s Note:  Nothing in this post or on this blog should be construed as offering legal counsel.  If you require legal advice, please consult an attorney.] If you want to skip my post, “Counteroffer vs. Amendment vs. Addendum” and cut to the chase, here it is, in three easy symbols:...
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“Getting Down to Brass Tacks”: Novice vs. Veteran Negotiators

Taking Yes Full Price For an Answer “He who governs least governs best.” –Thomas Jefferson “He who negotiates least negotiates best.” –Ross Kaplan Soviet dissident (and now Israeli politician) Natan Sharansky once explained how he and his fellow dissidents helped pass the time in solitary confinement. Adept at Morse code and held in adjacent cells, they...
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