Dave wrote:
Umm....I don't think so. You seem to be reading in something that's not
there.

OK, sorry.

My posts were about concealing facts, or outright misrepresentation,
to obtain a greater price from a buyer.

.... When I referred to the "psychological profile" I was speaking of the
profile of someone who gets his jollies from haggling, and the from relating
how he got the better of the party on the other side in a bargaining
session. We've occasionally seen the type here.

Why wouldn't we? The "set price" neurosis seems not to exist in most
of the world, whereas in the US many people seem to think it's totally
natural.

DSK