Vendor - not accepted an offer you didn't like the buyer?

rhino_horn

If you're that concerned, arrange a second viewing and go round in your smartest clothes

POPPYOSCAR

Are you even interested in making an offer?

Tygermoth

I am grown up enough to know what a look up, look down and then a pursed lip and a horrified look on a face is - that's not a judgment, that's what happened. She veritably glared at my muddy hikers (to be fair her house was immaculate so the idea of me tracking mud through would not have appealed - hence me pointing to the clean ballet flats!)


It was not coloured by me feeling out of place as right up to that point I was expecting the agent - who was expecting me, as is.


As a number people have 'judged me' as being judgmental I think there might be a lot of it going around lol


As it is, I have made an offer so lets see

Wyndham

We had a viewer who brought her very badly behaved children with her (when they started pulling my books off the shelves, I got particularly annoyed with the situation, and that was after they'd run riot, shouting and screaming with the mother saying 'I left the badly behaved one at home').

They didn't make an offer, but as we really liked our neighbors (the whole street, not just the ones next door) then if they had we would have thought twice.

SuzieSue

Tygermoth wrote: »

. She veritably glared at my muddy hikers (to be fair her house was immaculate so the idea of me tracking mud through would not have appealed - hence me pointing to the clean ballet flats!)

I think that was the reason she looked horrified which was understandable if her house is immaculate. My house isn't immaculate but I still wouldn't want someone with muddy shoes coming in, As you had clean shoes with you it should be fine,

MrJB

SuzieSue wrote: »

I think that was the reason she looked horrified which was understandable if her house is immaculate. My house isn't immaculate but I still wouldn't want someone with muddy shoes coming in, As you had clean shoes with you it should be fine,

That said, I'd probably still have spoken to them when showing them around - ie trying to sell the place!

PaperDoll

The agent handled all the viewings when I sold my house last year and I was only interested in their ability to pay the asking price (or more) and if they were in a position to proceed. I couldn't care less what they looked like or what their interests were.

That said, if you'd turned up at my door looking like that, I'd have talked to you about dogs for an hour and forgotten to 'sell' you my house :rotfl:

fairy_lights

Maybe she seemed a bit off because she could sense you were making judgments about her as you looked around?
She might be a girly-girl who loves 'keep calm and...' plaques, but that doesn't mean she's so air-brained she wouldn't sell her house to someone just because they were a bit scruffy when they viewed it.

lessonlearned

Never ever judge a book by looking at its cover......

I sold houses for over 30 years and I could tell you stories ....:rotfl:

My best one was when I was on site one late winters afternoon. This "thug" type came into my office - well he stood at the door with two snarling Rottweilers, letting all the cold air in until he saw me shivering with cold.

He was covered in tattoos, piercings, huge biker boots, donkey jacket. God he was dog rough. :rotfl: In a strong almost impenetrable local dialect he bellowed above the racket the dogs were making "ey up duck, them houses, are the gardens big?"

I was terrified.... I stood behind my desk too scared to approach him. I answered truthfully no they weren't but he was welcome to take a look round.

Long story cut short - we did the deal and took his house in as part ex. His house was like a palace.

He was one of the nicest clients I ever dealt with, he paid in cash - no mortgage - and he was a pure gentleman. He bought me a bottle of bubbly for Christmas and a case of whisky for all the guys on site.

His wife was like a film star, stunning, refined and ladylike. They kept horses and dogs, they werent short of a bob or two and they were both kind and generous.

Before he moved in one of his new neighbours who was a timid widow took one look at him and came running into my office to complain. I just smiled and said "give him a chance, I think you will be pleasantly surprised".

A couple of weeks after he had moved in the widow came back all smiles, telling me how lovely and kind her neighbour was, what lovely dogs etc.

On the other hand I have sold to the customers from hell. Horrible snobby people with their flash cars, designer clothes, fancy furniture - all on tick of course - in debt up to their eyeballs. All show and no substance, greedy and selfish with no manners or consideration for others.

It takes all sorts and outward appearances tell you nothing.

Some of my richest customers dressed like tramps. :rotfl:

Derboy

It sounds to me that you felt self-concious about your appearance and this was further compounded by the vendor's own appearance being at the very opposite end of the spectrum.

I'd wager that the vendor has barely given it a second thought and it's only your own embarrassment that has led you to agonise over it. Why on earth would someone knock back an offer based on someone's appearance? Money is money.