[quote=danthedart]As the buyer, there’s no argument. Obviously you want the great deal and you want to do whatever you can to get it.
As the seller? What about another buyer who was willing to pay more? [/quote]
I’m guessing either the seller is buying it back from himself at a big discount and/or the agent and seller are in cahoots and are taking money out of the deal.
It’s like those “short refis” they’ve been talking about. Short sell it to yourself.