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Originally Posted by G1911
The problem is that comps are using actual data and facts and when properly used are rooted in reality, which many people in this hobby really hate. Especially if facts are used in a way not advantageous to the agenda of the seller. Buyers who are uneducated or who come to believe it is somehow rude to access public information in front of a seller to check the price, are much preferred and more likely to overpay. That comps can work out for the seller too, rarely seems to enter the equation because the goal is to sell over market, not to sell around market.
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Nothing wrong with using comps. Other than a few knucklehead sellers on this thread, don't recall anyone saying it was. The point is people can sell for whatever they want to sell at. Free market stuff. If you know what a fair price is based on recent sales, that's great. Good intell. You are an informed consumer. But if you use it to aggressively go after someone, that's almost certainly going to go nowhere constructive. Using comps is smart. Wielding them like a sword, berating someone or trying to embarass them, that's not going to work well. Everyone has a phone and can do the necessary research.