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I expect if they aren't talking Turkey with tbc then they are either having discussions with another party or they haven't got another offer on the table but tbcs isn't in the ballpark where they can have meaningful discussions.
If the owners are a couple of old(er) people in my experience that also makes things complicated as they generally don't have the same sense of urgency to get things agreed.
princeperch-
Offer (eventually) rejected today.
It's a power of attorney sale and mortgage free, and from what the estate agent implied it's two brothers trying to get as much as they can for the cost of care/their inheritance.
We offered x, apparently before they listed it they discussed hoping to get between x and x*1.04.
We've been told they would accept x*1.025 but I'm not sure they actually would, I feel like that might just incentivise them to try to hold out for even more. I'm also slightly hopeful that a couple more quiet weeks without offers and it might seem more attractive. But by then the cheaper place would be off the table I suspect.
tbc
Tell them the offer expires on Monday? Then move on with your life. No sense in getting too worked up about how other people choose to behave.