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the art of offering just enough to insult, but not enough to walk away.
means making a deliberately inadequate offer, hoping desperation or ignorance closes the gap.
from 1950s american slang, likely from lowball in card games and pool where the lowest hand or shot wins — flipped into deal-making as an offer intentionally kept low.
cousin tacticanchoring works because first numbers stick
real estate favoriteagents lowball to spark bidding urgency
backfire riskinsulted sellers often just walk away