The other day a friend of mine proclaimed…
‘There’s no greater feeling than haggling for something you don’t need.’
The implications of this are obvious and widespread, but I’ll highlight a couple…
-When you engage in this way you can’t lose. Well, you can lose, but you won’t take it personally. Which is a win.
-When you don’t need the thing, you have a heightened ability to sense the seller’s desperation. On the other hand when you’re desperate yourself, it’s hard to properly gauge it from the other party.
-Since you’re not desperate you have all your tools at your disposal…and you’re more likely to be creative and develop even more tools on the spot. And the options are clear, not clouded.
