[quote=danthedart]Whose fault is it if they accept a sub-optimal offer? It is the agents fault. The listing agent has a contract with the seller to present all offers, to market the property etc. If the agent did not fulfill his/her end of the contract, that’s unethical. Its even more unethical if the agent does not fulfill the contract for personal gain.

Yes we all have different ethical standards, so you have a right to say that my ethical standards are not yours.

So just say that, but don’t say that I’m hypocritical or that if I were the buyer I would think differently.

The fact remains that I would not think differently about this situation if I were the buyer. [/quote]

The hypocrisy lies in the fact that I think you would do the deal (despite your stated disapproval of such deals here). Yes, yes, yes… I know you’re saying here that you wouldn’t. (Well, actually, you said “in all likelihood” you wouldn’t do the deal… that’s a nice bit of Clintonian wiggle room you’ve left yourself there. I guess the “in all likelihood” bit leaves the door open for you to do the deal if it’s REALLY good, in which case ethics are a secondary matter.) Yes, perhaps you’re in the 1% of folks who would pass on “ethical” (by your definition) grounds. But, as this is the internet, it’s my prerogative not to believe you. (Words, after all, are plentiful, but only deeds are precious.) And it’s your prerogative not to care whether I believe you. So there you have it.