Games / Beat the haggle
Free game · Halloween event live until Nov 1
Same seller. Three opening moves. One of them saves you $40.
These are real recordings from O'BLOCK, our free sneaker-flipping game on Steam. Same seller, same 5 pairs, same start every time; the only thing that changes is what you offer. Pick your move before you watch.
- Seller: The Plug (in costume for Halloween)
- Selling: 5 pairs, New Balanced 574, deadstock
- The street pays: $61 a pair ($305 for 5)
- His ask: "$320. What you got?"
- You have: $300, day 1
What's your opening move?
Recorded in the game on Oct 24, 2026. Sound off; the game has its own soundtrack.
Now try the other two moves above.
| Move | What happened |
|---|---|
| Lowball and hold Open at $195, go to $215, then say $215 again. | He walked. $0 spent, 0 pairs. |
| Open low, then meet him Open at $195, come up to $250, then take the number he names. | Deal at $260. $52 a pair. |
| Pay what you have Skip the haggle. Offer all $300 at once. | Deal at $300. $60 a pair. |
Your turn: 120 more buyers and sellers, all lying a little.
O'BLOCK is free on Steam. You start with $300 and a shoebox; every deal works like this one. The Halloween event runs Oct 24 to Nov 1: every buyer and seller is in costume. 4,566 people have claimed it so far.
Why the middle move wins
Every seller in O'BLOCK has a hidden number. From the game's deal code:
- Offer above his number and he takes it at once. He won't argue with money, so paying the ask (or all you have) never gets you a discount.
- Get close and he may name a price between. Within 12% of his number, there's a 55% chance he names a price about a third of the way from his number toward yours. That's the $260.
- Every offer that doesn't close costs patience. Hold a lowball and he walks. Different sellers have different patience, and some lie about how warm you are.
So the play is: open low to read him, move toward the street price, and take the number he names. More about O'BLOCK · its Steam launch numbers.
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