How would you assess my very first buy and negotiation skills

NewShadow

g000444555 said:

I’m honestly baffled as to which part of your negotiation it is you are particularly proud.

Where did you read anything about any negotiation strategy other than me mentioning being honest with the EA?

Just a reminder - you asked: "How would you assess my very first buy and negotiation skills"

Given the thread title and repeated defensive/evasive responses - there's growing reason to conclude nothing pertinent was omitted from the first post and, in fact, you were played by the EA like a fiddle... which, btw, is nothing to be ashamed about; they are professional manipulators whose livelihood rests on their ability to secure the highest possible price for the property they're selling. 

Of course - you could always lay all doubts to rest by posting an overview of the negotiation in question... I think the colloquial phrasing is 'put up or shut up' 

SameOldRoundabout

I do wish your posts made more sense OP. It’s like trying to see what you are saying through a big bramble bush of big, badly used words. You asked what we thought of your negotiation skills. You were told, didn’t like the answer and came up with the statement about you seeing things 90% of us wouldn’t, therefore making paying over the odds not only worth it but prudent. I’m just not sure what you were after, originally or now, from us. 

You’re obviously pleased with it and that’s all that matters, none of us think about this at night. Just hope it’s valued correctly and the sale goes through and go off to live happily ever after. 

jimbog

g000444555 said:

Where did you read anything about any negotiation strategy other than me mentioning being honest with the EA?

g000444555 said:

 How would you asses my very first buy and negotiation skills?

You never mentioned being honest with the estate agent (....Is that the cunning strategy?)

If you're asking me whether I am satisfied about beating the other offers, I hope it already recurred to you that this was the goal from the get go.

g000444555 said:

However, at the end of the day, it's irrelevant whether the other 9 offers were there or not

g000444555 said:
And I get your advice that offering higher than the asking price is not ideal

I never mentioned asking price