personally I don't like to negotiate, only necessary when it's being unreasonable or I simply walk away; and as a foreigner living in other places, you have to know how much around you should be paying things for, especially when living in hyperinflation counties, some ppl really no shame dare to overcharge you 10 times.

haha, it depends on where you are buying from! From resellers, you HAVE TO negotiate, because most of them are not being honest, especially seeing a foreign face; but I've learned buying directly from the makers, the price is quite good, so I don't need to negotiate much - it took some diggings and many travels, and these ppl normally offer a fair price, even give you discount without asking, maybe they appreciate that you came all the way to visit them, most of them are living in villages and only getting a tiny fraction of the reselling price. ( the manufacture world is quite dark, the real markers are not getting fair rewards. )

Also depends on the ppl; if they want to build a long term relationship with you, they generally will offer a fair price to keep things running instead of just one time big price.

as for @k00b's situation, remember that the price is always about supply and demand; make sure you always have options as backup and subtly let the other party be aware of that, so you won't be in the weak spot; and hinting that how many houses potentially damaged by bad renters. 😂 ( and look at how well I'm taking care of it )