help me become a better arguer/negotiater

[XXXNoahXXX]

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The best negotiating tactic is to pretend like you're caving when you are really getting what you want.

Lame basic example:

You want 3, he wants 1.

Him: I want 1.

You: I want 10.

Him: you're crazy! bye

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fyp

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obviously this wasn't a well thought out example. I just was trying to give a sense of the back and forth and deceit that must be used.

a lot of people approach a negotiation for a car, etc. and aren't aggressive enough. If the car is marked for $10,000. It doesn't hurt to ask for $5,000. He may call you crazy, but who cares. He may call you crazy and then say $9500, which gets the ball rolling. If you go in there and say $9000, he may very well have sold it to you for $9k, but since you weren't aggressive enough you just set the floor at $9k and he knows you'll go higher.