From MensFitness.com- Have your eye on that ’96 Skylark, but want to spend only X number of dollars on it? Making just a slight adjustment in the way you phrase the negotiation can be the difference between driving it away with grocery money still in your pocket and eating ramen noodles till your next paycheck, German researchers say.
Instead of saying, “I’ll take the Skylark for $1,500,” say, “I’ll give you $1,500 for your Skylark.”