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I received an offer from an interested buyer and I want to reply to him that my price in mind and how low can I go. I am not sure what is the right way to say it. He offered $100, my price in mind is $250, but I can lower it to $200. Please advise how to say it politely and let him know what I wanted.

I wanted to say something like...

Your offer is too low, my price in mind is $250, the lowest I can go is $200.

Your offer is not near what I am expecting. My price in mind is $250. My best offer will be $200.

My price in mind is $250, my best offer is $200.

I am expecting around $250 but I can reduce my price to $200.

My expected price is actually about $250. My best offer to you will be $200.


Do correct me if there is anything wrong with the sentences, or any other better suggestions. Thanks
 
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I suggest that you rewrite this with some changes:
It's not, "My price in mind", it's, "The price I had in mind."
The buyer makes an offer, not the seller. "Your offer is not what I had in mind, the lowest price that I can accept is $200.00." The buyer offers, the sellers accepts, rejects, or makes a counter offer.

How can I hint the buyer that I am actually looking for $250. I want to hint that I have discounted from the price that I wanted to sell it.
 

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You can't. If you're willing to accept $200, and you tell him so, there is no way he will offer you $250.

If you want $250, say so. My asking price is $250.
 

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I mean if I just reply with this sentence> "Your offer is not what I had in mind, the lowest price that I can accept is $200"

The buyer will think that the price that I actually wanted was $200.

I want to let him know that the price $200 is actually a discounted price. I initially wanted to sell it for at least $250.

I mean I can sell it at $200, but I also want to let the buyer know that $200 is a discounted price from $250.
 

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The price I had in mind is $250. I'd be willing to discount it down to $200.
 

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I suggest that you rewrite this with some changes:
It's not, "My price in mind", it's, "The price I had in mind."
The buyer makes an offer, not the seller. "Your offer is not what I had in mind, the lowest price that I can accept is $200.00." The buyer offers, the sellers accepts, rejects, or makes a counter offer.

"The buyer makes an offer, not the seller."

After the buyer makes an offer, the seller finds the price too low, can the seller reply with:

My best offer is $XXX
 

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The price I had in mind is $250. I'd be willing to discount it down to $200.
Does the "I'd" above mean "I would" or "I will"?
 

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Does the "I'd" above mean "I would" or "I will"?

"I'd" never means "I will". Contractions start and finish with the same letters as the words they replace, so "I'd" can only mean "I would" or "I had". In this context, it means "I would" as it's a hypothetical situation. "If you asked me to discount it to $200, I would be willing to do so".

"I will" would have been written "I'll".
 

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"I'd" never means "I will". Contractions start and finish with the same letters as the words they replace, so "I'd" can only mean "I would" or "I had". In this context, it means "I would" as it's a hypothetical situation. "If you asked me to discount it to $200, I would be willing to do so".

"I will" would have been written "I'll".

Is it also right if will is used in the sentence: "If you asked me to discount it to $200, I will be willing to do so".
 

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Not grammatically.

If you ask me, I will.
If you asked me, I would.
 

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Not grammatically.

If you ask me, I will.
If you asked me, I would.

Should it be "If you ask me" or "If you asked me"? When should I use ask or asked?
 

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Should it be "If you ask me" or "If you asked me"? When should I use ask or asked?

Either of them would work in your particular scenario, but you need to use the correct tense as Barb D showed you:

"Asked" goes with "would" and "ask" go with "will".
 

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The buyer offer is too low, can I reply with:

"I am willing to negotiate but I am looking for a fair price. A laptop priced under $300 is already a very good deal. ......"

Is there anything wrong with the above sentence?
 

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The buyer offer is too low, can I reply with:

"I am willing to negotiate but I am looking for a fair price. A laptop priced under $300 is already a very good deal. ......"

Is there anything wrong with the above sentence?

That's fine. As the others have said, if you tell the buyer that your bottom price is $200, they're not going to offer you any more than that. Starting with "I'm willing to negotiate ..." is perfect.
 

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Is there something called "give and take" during negotiation? I want to say something like why not we compromise each other and give and take, but I am not sure how to say it.
 
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Is there something called "give and take" during negotiation? I want to say something like why not we compromise each other and give and take, but I am not sure how to say it.

Why don't we meet in the middle?
Why don't we compromise and meet in the middle?
Why don't we stop haggling and just go halfway?
Why don't we split the difference and say $225 (or relevant figure)?
 

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I want to say something like when we are dealing, we can deal by cash.

Let me know if these sentences are ok or there are better suggestions:

If we can come to terms to deal, we can make payment by cash.

If the deal is confirmed, we can make payment by cash.

If we agree to deal, we can make payment by cash
 

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I want to say something like when we are dealing, we can deal by cash.

Let me know if these sentences are ok or there are better suggestions:

If we can come to terms to deal, we can make payment by cash.

If the deal is confirmed, we can make payment by cash.

If we agree to deal, we can make payment by cash

In your suggestions, "we can make payment" doesn't work because you are not both going to make a payment. Only the buyer will make a payment. You will receive payment.

We also don't say "If we can come to terms to deal..."

Once we've agreed on the price, I'm happy to take payment in cash.
Once the deal is finalised, you can pay me in cash.
 
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