and here's my "haggling" story.....
several years ago, I contacted over-the-hill adult actor Chad Connors for a meeting during one of his periodic escorting periods then......very friendly communication and I got to the point of asking his rate for my customary two/three hours and he quoted a high "I'm a famous porn star"-type number......and, oh, by the way, "my hand and wrist are in a hard cast right now"........not usually a haggler, but I used that little bit of info to get him to lower his rate into more normal territory....then generously tipped him because the meeting went entirely fine...
gee, seems I now have to post this Monty Python scene every few months