I've talked to a few different loggers recently, and I'm finding I don't speak their language yet.

Primarily, when discussing the money. I've been asked by all three "what will you pay" or "what does it pay", when I tell them I want to buy a quantity of logs.

It's not like I can search Amazon.com to see what logs are going for right now. How am I supposed to know? I mean, they are the ones selling, right?

Is this the kind of thing that if my answer is too low, they ignore me?

How does one get started learning their language?