I don't see how that really helps. That just pushes it to being willing/unwilling to walk or having other offers in hand. Which is to say it removes overt barg

I don't see how that really helps. That just pushes it to being willing/unwilling to walk or having other offers in hand. Which is to say it removes overt bargaining in favor of making it all covert. Is that really an improvement? I have some doubts.