I actually see it a bit differently than buying a car. To me it's more like an auction where the person only has to actually sell the item if they are pleased w

I actually see it a bit differently than buying a car. To me it's more like an auction where the person only has to actually sell the item if they are pleased with the final price. So if the price starts at $100 dollars and you bid $95 that person will probably not give you the item and wait for a better deal or at the very least sell at cost. That being said, I certainly could have been more assertive and said I will only move if you pay me X amount but then you run the risk of not getting the best offer they can provide because you have given them number. At the end of the day after the company low balled me, I told them I would need more money than that and they wouldn't budge so even so it was still a waste of energy.