I found a flyer in my letter box from a real estate agent who was trying to get some business out of me. The flyer features a house in my street with the word SOLD mentioned 4 times.
Underneath it says: "You may have noticed that we have just put up a SOLD sign on this property. If you would like to see the same on yours, please feel free to call me ..." bla bla bla
Very well you may think. Hey why not telling everybody that you have finally sold a house. But wait.
Underneath, in small print it says: "The above information has been furnished to us by the Owner. We have not verified whether or not that information is accurate and do not have any belief one way or the other in its accuracy. We do not accept any responsibily to any person for its accuracy and do no more than pass it on. All interested parties should make and rely upon their own inquiries in order to determine whether or not this information is in fact accurate."
I re read it twice wondering if I had misunderstood the statement somehow. But no. They were really insulting their potential clients' intelligence and making a fool of themselves at the same time.
Not only they admit that they have not sold this house themselves, otherwise they would be certain of the accuracy of the SOLD statement but they also subtly hint that the house may have not been sold at all.
Why on earth would anyone contact this real estate agent after she admits that she put the SOLD sign only for the benefit of her advertisement?
It's beyond me. They may think desperate times call for desperate measures but this real estate agent only showed her dishonesty while trying to disclaim all responsibiliy for her actions.
Please comment if you have any similar stories.
Underneath it says: "You may have noticed that we have just put up a SOLD sign on this property. If you would like to see the same on yours, please feel free to call me ..." bla bla bla
Very well you may think. Hey why not telling everybody that you have finally sold a house. But wait.
Underneath, in small print it says: "The above information has been furnished to us by the Owner. We have not verified whether or not that information is accurate and do not have any belief one way or the other in its accuracy. We do not accept any responsibily to any person for its accuracy and do no more than pass it on. All interested parties should make and rely upon their own inquiries in order to determine whether or not this information is in fact accurate."
I re read it twice wondering if I had misunderstood the statement somehow. But no. They were really insulting their potential clients' intelligence and making a fool of themselves at the same time.
Not only they admit that they have not sold this house themselves, otherwise they would be certain of the accuracy of the SOLD statement but they also subtly hint that the house may have not been sold at all.
Why on earth would anyone contact this real estate agent after she admits that she put the SOLD sign only for the benefit of her advertisement?
It's beyond me. They may think desperate times call for desperate measures but this real estate agent only showed her dishonesty while trying to disclaim all responsibiliy for her actions.
Please comment if you have any similar stories.
Hey Brigitte, Sammi here from Red Beach :)
ReplyDeleteI like this article, you have good humour.
Speak again soon!
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