Originally Posted by mjabbasi

Frankly to be very honest, if someone has something I want but they don't want to sell, I'd respect that decision of theirs and not try every means possible to try and get it off them. A little moderate persuation and prodding here and there is fine, but to go to such lengths as offering them cart blanche could easily end up in backfiring. Maybe it isn't just about money. Maybe he feels he cannot put a monetary price on his work and effort or that its not really worth that much that justifies such an amount.

This is merely my personal opinion and how I would look at it.