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1Inquiring about price Would you please give/mind giving me a quotation? Could you make us an offer on CIF/CFR/FOB basis? Please quote us your lowest price for… By how much will you reduce the price if we order 1000 units or more? 2 Inquiring about quantity How many cotton sheets can you supply at present? What’s the minimum quantity of an order? What is the minimum we would have to order?/ Is there a minimum order? Would you tell us what quantity you require so that we can work out the offer? 3 Inquiring about delivery How long does it usually take you to make delivery?/ Could you make prompt delivery? Is it possible to effect shipment during September? Could you advance the date of shipment? Making an offer We take pleasure in making you an (firm) offer for our goods. We offer firm the following product subject to your acceptance within 5 days/ with a validity of 5 days. Our offer is valid /effective for 3 days. 1 offering/quoting price We are planning to give/offer you a quotation based on the prevailing international market/standard. We usually quote on CIF/FOB basis (without commission). Our offer is CIF New York with a commission of five percent for you. These quotations/prices will remain valid until further notice. / are subject to change without notice/ our final confirmation. 2 offering quantity We can only supply you with 20,000 yards of pure silk. We will try to meet your request for the additional 10,000 tons of coal. Small orders are also welcome during slack season. 3 offering delivery I’m sure that shipment will be effected according to the contract stipulation. We can guarantee delivery within 3 weeks. Under normal conditions, we’ll deliver the goods within 2 weeks after the receipt of the order. 1Counter-offers (refusing offers) We regret we have to decline your offer…. I’m afraid the offer is unacceptable…. If you hang on to the original offer, business will be impossible. 2 counter-offer (negotiating quantity) We can’t split a case to fulfill y