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Article Index
Negotiating a Sale
Know the Customer
Know Your Own Position
Your Negotiating Strategy
Controlling the Negotiation
Making Concessions
Getting a Higher Price
Finishing Up
Contract Issues
Regular Customers

Negotiating a Sale

7. Finishing Up

7.1 Do not volunteer unnecessary concessions at the last moment.

  • If someone has agreed to buy your premises, do not throw in the carpets free.Offer to sell them separately.

7.2 Summarise the agreement that has been reached.

  • Make sure you both agree on all points.
  • Confirm the key points in writing there and then, even if only by jotting down the details in your notebook.

7.3 Shake hands on the deal.

  • Nobody likes going back on a handshake.

7.4 Deal with any last-minute changes.

  • Stay calm and keep negotiating.
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