The buyer opened at $800/carat against an asking price of $1,600 — a 50% haircut. This extreme low anchor reframed the entire negotiation, pulling the midpoint down to around $1,050 instead of the seller likely hoped-for $1,400+. When you anchor aggressively low, you don't actually need to stay there — you just need to move the negotiation's center of gravity before any real concessions begin.
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