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To: Tradelite who wrote (9050)	2/19/2003 12:39:26 PM
From: Jack of All Trades	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

Fee for service is fine, but if I were selling a $800K house why would one have to pay ~4-6% to sell it? BTW You shouldn't pay more than $50/hr for Bobcat and operator IMO. And where I live most direct neighbors would do it for FREE! This is the way I was brought up, I used to plow 25+ driveways for my father from the age of 14 to 18. Over half the driveways were non-paying elderly people that couldn't afford it. Everyone wants to make a buck, that's what discusses me!

To: Tradelite who wrote (9050)	2/19/2003 1:02:48 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Respond to of 306849

you know what, I regretted posting that but it was too late to retract it. Actually my discussions with you are different than taxation fairness issues ala prop 13 or SS. You feel you "get what you pay for" wrt RE agents, I would actually agree with that except for the MLS which is a sort of monopoly. Different animal than tax, in any case. I think I just thought of you because that was the last heated discussion I had on this thread! Anything to keep myself amused.

To: Tradelite who wrote (9050)	2/19/2003 1:50:07 PM
From: GraceZ	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 306849

Good grief, $250 to plow your driveway is highway robbery. Jack down the street would do mine for 20-50 bucks and my driveway is almost a third of a mile. You must live in one of those upscale neighborhoods where everyone overpays for services. I was bitter with my husband for buying a $800 snow blower years back (do the math) because one year we had a terrible blizzard and Jack was in Florida (laughing his ass off I'm sure). My husband is great at some things but maintenance isn't one of them. He got halfway through the driveway when the aged auger belt broke on the snow blower. It's something you should replace regularly but he never gave it a thought and it's not something you can easily buy in a snowstorm. They were cleaned out at the local hardware store. We shoveled the rest by hand just because we were too sheepish to give Jack a call. Good thing we're both in pretty good physical condition. Even better now after that workout....now where did I put the Ibiprophen?

To: Tradelite who wrote (9050)	2/19/2003 2:06:26 PM
From: bobby is sleepless in seattle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Here's one of the few services where an agent can commit hours and dollars with the potential to not be paid at all by a client under contract. Or for that matter, liability to a prospective client without services rendered other than a misconstrued comment. Indeed, fsbo is widely available option!.... most of those who engage in contracting an agent do not mind paying the back end commissions provided they can avoid the upront "actual" out of pocket costs which in most cases, would be significantly less. you ever notice that a dollar rose has more impact than a $1000 dollar reduction in commission?