Bidding Strategist Mugs

'Blake Construction lost $500,000 on the Fenton Job. Thank God they underbid us by $100.'

"My bid falls between my two competitors'. By using twigs, my design is more structurally sound than straw, yet more cost-effective than brick."

"Marshall, somewhere out there, just waiting for us, is a loophole in the system."

"...but the big question is, does the competition know that we don't know what we don't know?"

'Wavering between being bullish or bearish'

'Okay...3.5 billion in stock, 2.5 billion in cash, 80 million in deferred compensation, my own private jet, a luxury car lease for the next ten years, 3 club memberships and...

"May I remind you that we can always go with duck eggs."

'... Going once...going twice...aaaand--sold! To the gentleman in the front row for a thousand words.'

"A hole half this size sold for 340,000 acorns last week! No inspection!"

Auctioneer: 'Sold to the lady whose husband just walked out!'

"...and, if your idea is so imaginative, innovative and original, why aren't our competitors doing it?"

"Congratulations! You've won the bid."

'So far we're holding off overseas competition.'

"Twenty-five thousand, do I hear thirty thousand? Let me remind you all - this is the last Thin Mint cookie in the sleeve..."

'What say we set aside all our petty grievances and just hate each other on general principles.'

". . . and that dumb Mrs. Parker could have figured I had the Ace, King and Jack, but no, she goes ahead bidding in hearts. . ."

"Before you ask for a raise, I need you to be aware I've got a map of your brain on my mobile."

'He's out massaging,manipulating and monopolising.'

"Are we afraid of a little competition? Based on the figures, absolutely."

'Of course, some assembly is required. That's why my bid was so low.'

"I always ask for a pony for my birthday. I find it gives the most bargaining room."

'Enough EBAY already!'

Rebel without an escape clause

'Right...we've agreed to mediation to decide whether or not we go to mediation!'

"Well, they were the low bidders."

'It may be industrial strength Crazy Glue©, but substituting it for welds isn't the way to be low bidder.'

Kid's Lemonade Stand Has A High Pricing Policy

'Sold! $287,500 to bidder #349!'

"Epiphany!!! . . . I'm running the cafe as a communist utopia!...I've charged everyone exactly the same for their muffins, when I should have means-testing. If you can afford to pay $650 for a muffin, well then by Ayn Rand, that's exactly what I should charge you."

"O.K., Jimbo, let's dance with wolves."

'I could be wrong, but I think Frank brought in a ringer.'

'It's not a stick-up, it's a merger offer.'

"Look, everyone here loves vanilla, right? So let's start there."

"I don't have a set price. I charge what the market will bear."

'Another setback - the mediators just went out on strike.'