A car salesman asks you if you will buy the car if she or he can sell it for the low price you stated.You agree,and the dealer goes to his manager for "approval." Of course,the manager does not approve,so the car salesman asks if you could just go up a little on your offer or accept a little less on the trade-in.If you accept the "bumped up" price,you have succumbed to the

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The scenario describes a classic example of the lowball technique, where the car salesman initially agrees to the low price that the buyer has stated to lure them into the deal. Once the deal is almost sealed, the salesman presents additional costs or changes the initial agreement to make the sale. This is a common tactic in the car sales industry to convince buyers to pay a higher price than they intended initially.

A Car Salesman Asks You If You Will Buy the Car