I've recently received the following responses from FA's after submitting the 1st offer:
1.That was a good offer, but I'm looking for a great offer. Bid again if you want my client to sign a contract with your team.
2.My client has more value on the open market than what you are offering. Please up the offer if you're truly interested in signing my client.
3.My office got your offer; unfortunately we're leaning in a different direction at this time.
4.Nice try, but we are going to need some bacon with those eggs. Start cooking up another offer, while my client is still hungry.
None of these specifically state a better offer is on the table, is it or is this a ploy to up the ante? For some reason I was under the impression the response would clearly indicate a better offer was out there.