My buddies family in eastern ohio formed a group with about 100 other land owners in the area and agreed to sell only if they bought from everyone. Worked for both parties as the company was guaranteed a massive area of land and the owners got to negotiate their price.. The people that sold individually got $1,200 per acre and the group of owners got $4,000 an acre + royalties. The best profit will be if they can form a group with all the other landowners in the area.