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Expected behaviour of Auctioneer - from buyer view

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  • 17-04-2010 6:00pm
    #1
    furry
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭


    I'd just like your thoughts ? We dont know what we're dealing with here and I'm wondering if we're over-reacting.

    We saw a house with a auctioneer.
    He never rang us back to see if we were interested.
    The price dropped by 25k - we saw that ourselves on Daft (so we're thinking vendors do want to sell)
    Rang auctioneer back & arranged to see a 2nd time. Told us other interested party but no offers in.
    Put in offer last Friday week. Told him we werent in chain and were approved.
    No callback the past week. Rang him Friday morning (wk after offer went in) for update.
    No callback.

    This is reasonable/expected behaviour from him? We're too impatient?
    He's incompetent?
    Doesn't want to sell (to us)?

    Thank you.


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    Jo King
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭Jo King


    Auctioneer does not want to sell to you. Find out who the solicitor for the owner is. Write to that solicitor and tell your story.


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    brianthebard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,165 ✭✭✭✭brianthebard


    Despite the state of the market, this is still the way a lot of estate agents carry on. My cousin is also looking for a house atm and this is how she has been treated by a number of estate agents.


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    Dopey
    Registered Users Posts: 390 ✭✭Dopey


    Name and shame?


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    JuliusCaesar
    Registered Users Posts: 4,882 ✭✭✭JuliusCaesar


    furry wrote: »
    This is reasonable/expected behaviour from him? We're too impatient?
    He's incompetent?
    Doesn't want to sell (to us)?

    He's been sacked for incompetence in the meantime?:D
    Standard behaviour I'm afraid.

    Could you drop a note in the door to the seller? Or post it if they're not living there - might have redirection of mail in place.


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    furry
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭furry


    It's unreal - what must it have been like at the height of the boom?!
    Thanks for replies.

    We're going to wait till next Friday (that's a week to return Friday's call) - we've a letter written and in the letter box it's going. Outlining our position, passing on our details and our solicitors if they want to sell/negotiate.

    Again, thanks all.


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,364 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Dopey wrote: »
    Name and shame?
    No.

    If you want to do something like that, get a blog.


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