I think there is the other more sarcastic case too - being "I could, but I'm not". Especially the case if the "yeah" is drawn out.
Shall we help Dave move his fridge up four flights of stairs? "Yeah.... nah".
Shall we help Dave move his fridge up four flights of stairs? "Yeah.... nah".
I believe "nah, yeah" is used in an analogous way, but in my experience it's less commonly said than "yeah, nah".