Lowballers

From a different perspective I recently missed out buying an engine/trans combo and found out the guy who bought it paid half of what I was prepared to offer.(I thought My offer would be too low so I never pursued it and missed out)I guess the old addage " it never hurts to ask" is truer than ever.In these dealings I always state my first offer is only a starting point.I also first ask if the seller is willing to negotiate.It seems to be a lost art though.And You gotta have real thick skin these days.