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Re:When negotiating a price, never bid with a round number (... by dr_orpheus on Friday May 06, 2022 @03:35PM (#31288900)
But its hard to extend this one to prices and bids. If you give a range of money, people will come back and say "but you said you could do it for [the lowest possible number you gave]"
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Re:When negotiating a price, never bid with a round number (... by jdavis703 on Friday May 06, 2022 @05:55PM (#31289966)
The answer is to make it clear what the tradeoffs are. For example it could be more cash and less stock. Or lower price but longer lead time. Just offering a range without any other variables would be foolish, and complicated negotiations usually have more factors than just price.
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