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A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
human
You’re describing how it’s *supposed* to be, because the behavior I describe is clearly manipulative and not what an “upstanding” industry would want.

But having worked with realtors, it’s very clear this is the way it is. It’s not if the selling agents bypasses the sellers commission, it’s if there is no selling agent (for sale by owner) when buying agents won’t refer.

And as a seller, you compute the price you’ll accept based on the end result you’ll get paid, including the commission.

The end result of the transaction is the buyer spends money, the seller receives some of it. The seller can do all the math and determine how much they’ll receive based on certain price points and make adjustments, which a good selling agent will help you do.
gpt
Stop it, you’re not allowed to have a conversation informed by facts, this is wsb don’t you remember??