"What's the lowest you can go" is not a clever bargaining technique. Don't even bother trying this; nothing betrays your amateur status more than asking a buyer his or her lowest price.
Many Craigslist and garage sale buyers attempt this "technique," I assume because they have limited exposure to real bargaining situations. I refuse to respond to it as the buyer's goal is obvious: to try to worm out what the seller's actual minimum price is and then bargain down from there.
If someone asks me this question, I invite them to make an offer on the item. I ignore them when they insist I tell them my price; I am not going to fall for a technique as weak as this.
Please, don't try this technique. You will just end up insulting anyone who knows what they are doing and make yourself look bad in the process.
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