THEM: you can have the books if i can have the rest  YOU: books arnt worth much to me, books and 1 ball maybe.  THEM: sorry cant do that  YOU: books and a hat, work with me here.  THEM: cant do that either  YOU: i can work with a hat, two balls and abook  THEM: no deal  YOU: sorry to hear this.  THEM: i need the balls and the hat you said you wand the books and hat then you want the hat two balls and a book how is that a better deal for me?  YOU: it's not, im trying to tell you the books arnt worth that much to me and clearly arnt to you either so i'm willing to take those books but you gotta toss in either the hat or a ball for me  THEM: i said i need the balls and hat so clearly i am not willing to part with them  YOU: no deal then.