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Originally Posted by Olefin
Also could be a way to get information as well in certain cultures - in the Middle East being a good barterer is a great way to get the merchant on your side and maybe make him open up for other things. Paying full price robs him of his fun and he doesn't want to talk to you at all.
So that great skill you have at getting information isn't going to help when you are a crappy barterer and make the guy hostile or indifferent
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It may be a semantic issue, but this seems to argue for the skill being named "Negotiation" to imply a wider range of applications than just trade. I am becoming less and less a fan of unitasker skills.
- C.