I dont know the quality of your representation was but PS your agent should have been communicating with the buyer’s on your behalf. It’s not about control, it’s about protecting you from yourself. Anything you say to the buyer’s is a legal representation and you need to be very careful exactly what you say. Not only that, but I have seen many a deal fall apart because the seller had a “big mouth” and said the wrong thing. The current agency structure is set up to protect your best interests not damage them. Leave it to the professionals (if you have indeed hired one) to protect you from yourself in the future. The pitfalls can be extraordinarily damaging.