This is just negotiation trick. In general, they might simply be interested in knowing if you are genuinely excited about the job or not. In these cases you sh

This is just negotiation trick. In general, they might simply be interested in knowing if you are genuinely excited about the job or not. In these cases you should just say "yes - I accept. Please send me paperwork for my lawyer to review and sign". Then the real negotiations starts :-) There is one book (forgot the name) which explains that tactic and how to respond to it.