▁it ▁will ▁be ▁imp ract ical ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁fixed ▁price ▁Some ▁online ▁listing ▁systems ▁internally ▁sort ▁PO A ▁items ▁as ▁being ▁either ▁very ▁cheap ▁or ▁very ▁expensive ▁meaning ▁they ▁will ▁appear ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁a ▁price - sorted ▁list . ▁This ▁might ▁lead ▁users ▁of ▁such ▁listing ▁systems ▁to ▁intention ally ▁enter ▁their ▁item ▁as ▁PO A ▁( even ▁if ▁they ▁could ▁give ▁a ▁price ) ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁stand ▁out . ▁ ▁Real ▁estate ▁and ▁class ified ▁advert is ement ▁Pr ices ▁can ▁be ▁deliber ately ▁conce aled ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁prevent ▁potential ▁buy ers ▁from ▁spot ting ▁( us ually ▁down ward ) ▁tr ends ▁in ▁price ▁that ▁could ▁tempt ▁them ▁into ▁waiting ▁for ▁further ▁price ▁decre ases ▁before ▁subm itting ▁an ▁offer . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁real ▁estate ▁an ▁owner ▁may , ▁for ▁whatever ▁reason , ▁feel ▁un com fort able ▁with ▁reve aling ▁a ▁given ▁price ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁or ▁an ▁estate ▁agent ▁may ▁want ▁to ▁prevent ▁tr ends ▁in ▁property ▁prices ▁over ▁a ▁given ▁area ▁from ▁becoming ▁public ▁information . ▁ ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁ne f ari ous ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁" price ▁on ▁application " ▁term ▁is ▁as ▁a ▁m ild ▁low - ball ▁technique ▁even ▁though ▁no ▁initial ▁low ▁price ▁is ▁given ▁the ▁potential ▁bu yer ▁might ▁expect ▁a ▁reasonable ▁price ▁and ▁proceed ▁to ▁in quire . ▁The ▁s eller ▁assumes ▁a ▁potential ▁bu yer ▁is ▁less ▁likely ▁to ▁go ▁elsewhere ▁once ▁the ▁initial ▁enqu iry ▁has ▁been ▁made . ▁The