Best way to con your buyer and EA

Bunter_2

I want to make as much money as possible by selling my homeI'm willing to try any dirty or unethical tricks to con my buyer or the agent, just so long as it's legal.

Gazumping, gazundering, taking the light switches with me, inventing mystery offers from other buyers, the lot.

So, what are the best tips and tricks for getting every last penny worth of value out of your home when you sell it?
:beer: Cheers. Here's to the mug that buys the place. :rotfl:

Buyers know how to play dirty tricks as well. We were selling one house a few years ago and a day before completion I got a phone call from the E/A saying the buyers were demanding a reduction in price. It wasnt a massive amount but we paid up to make sure the sale went through.

I just swallowed it but my wife took it personally and stripped the house of everything she could. She never left a single light bulb. We know the buyers were livid because they were ranting to the neighbours about it.

So if you are going to dish it out to others make sure that you can take it if they do it to you.

SonjaLiK

Bunter wrote: »

Buyers know how to play dirty tricks as well. We were selling one house a few years ago and a day before completion I got a phone call from the E/A saying the buyers were demanding a reduction in price. It wasnt a massive amount but we paid up to make sure the sale went through.

I just swallowed it but my wife took it personally and stripped the house of everything she could. She never left a single light bulb. We know the buyers were livid because they were ranting to the neighbours about it.

So if you are going to dish it out to others make sure that you can take it if they do it to you.

See, that's just it.
It's horrible, disgusting and simply mean but it is each man for himself. It is a business transaction and a great majority of people will do what they can to make as much as they can. It's only human.

Mr_Thrifty

So what are we saying here?

a) That you should look after number 1 and !!!!!! anyone else's interests? Every man for himself? Dog eat dog? Buyer beware? If you can get away with it, then do it?

or

b) Be nice to others? Even though everyone else is probably following option (a) and you may well end up getting shat on yourself if you don't ruthlessly pursue your own interests?


This appears to be a very controversial subject?

Arthritic_Toe

Mr_Thrifty wrote: »

So what are we saying here?

a) That you should look after number 1 and !!!!!! anyone else's interests? Every man for himself? Dog eat dog? Buyer beware? If you can get away with it, then do it?

or

b) Be nice to others? Even though everyone else is probably following option (a) and you may well end up getting shat on yourself if you don't ruthlessly pursue your own interests?


This appears to be a very controversial subject?

I actually think most people out there fall into category (b) and genuinely believe those in category (a) will lose out in the end, as their treatment of others tends to come back to bite them on the backside.

SonjaLiK

Oh, come on Arthritic Toe, do you honestly believe any vendor would take a lower offer over an identical higher one? Why should they?!
I've seen at least 100 houses and not once have I heard the vendor or agent say; well, you know, this is broken/damaged/badly fixed...

edit, have a look at some other threads active over the past few days - a few people have failed to notice certain faults to the property they are buying and every poster will tell them the same - you should have looked better. It is not the vendors job (even if it should be his moral duty) to point out faults. Unfortunately.

Mr_Thrifty

That's right... being nice could end up costing you thousands. Isn't it for the buyer to be cautious when they buy? And for you to do whatever you can to get more money for your house?

Arthritic_Toe

SonjaLiK wrote: »

Oh, come on Arthritic Toe, do you honestly believe any vendor would take a lower offer over an identical higher one? Why should they?!
I've seen at least 100 houses and not once have I heard the vendor or agent say; well, you know, this is broken/damaged/badly fixed...

edit, have a look at some other threads active over the past few days - a few people have failed to notice certain faults to the property they are buying and every poster will tell them the same - you should have looked better. It is not the vendors job (even if it should be his moral duty) to point out faults. Unfortunately.

Where in category (a) does it say anything about accepting the worst offer? Its just about keeping your part of the bargain once that deal is struck.

DVardysShadow

Mr_Thrifty wrote: »

I want to make as much money as possible by selling my home.

I'm willing to try any dirty or unethical tricks to con my buyer or the agent, just so long as it's legal.

Gazumping, gazundering, taking the light switches with me, inventing mystery offers from other buyers, the lot.

So, what are the best tips and tricks for getting every last penny worth of value out of your home when you sell it?

:beer: Cheers. Here's to the mug that buys the place. :rotfl:

Post a rightmove link so we can give you much more specific advice.

Arthritic_Toe

Mr_Thrifty wrote: »

That's right... being nice could end up costing you thousands. Isn't it for the buyer to be cautious when they buy? And for you to do whatever you can to get more money for your house?

You're right of course. -and Tiny Tim won't be getting that turkey this year, the little disabled scrounger... :beer:

SonjaLiK

Arthritic_Toe wrote: »

Where in category (a) does it say anything about accepting the worst offer? Its just about keeping your part of the bargain once that deal is struck.

Well one of us missunderstood the thread here, lol.
I believe we are talking about vendors doing what they can (within reason and legal limits) to ensure they get a good price for their property, not about what happens once a deal is made/offer accepted etc.