Revealed: The Mistake Every Haggler Should Avoid

Let’s be honest, you’re not very good at haggling, are you? Can you even picture yourself involved in a good haggle? Likely as not the scene involves an open-air market, a live pig and a language you don’t speak. You offer 10 blunks — or whatever the local currency is — the seller demands 100, and you settle out somewhere around 55. Congratulations, the pig is yours!

Odds are, however, things wouldn’t work out that neatly. That’s because you may not know the first thing about haggling. That first thing, according to a study to be published in the upcoming edition of the Journal of Experimental Psychology is: whatever you do, avoid round numbers.

Source: Revealed: The Mistake Every Haggler Should Avoid | TIME.com

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