Thompson turned down an offer for $198,000 in the game, and afterward received lower offers.

If you genuinely think that the property is worth less than the asking price, then make a lower offer.

The owner has already turned down several lower offers, according to the broker.

A few days later, they called again, this time with a lower offer of $410,000.

Instead of taking a low offer, you'd rather just wait for a better deal to come along.

"It's the first time in history that anyone has been paid to deliver a lower offer."

Within four weeks, the seller had two lower offers but was holding to his asking price.

The Swiss company made a hostile, low offer, then raised it, but never won over the board despite four months of effort.

"I gave them a low offer and someone came in at the asking price," she said.

Was I wrong to accept the low offer in the first place?