Who tells the mosts lies for a living?

[flyingsausage]

I have being dealing with some Estate Agents this weeks in the process off selling my house and the difference in values and prices is amazing.Not to mention the tales of how many houses they sold last month.
One told me she had sold 27 houses last month and a rival told me that was lies and she had only sold 15. Who is telling the truth? That is something I will never know.
I had one in today and he spoke lies the minute he walked in the door.He also was very slimy and reminded me off a used car salesman I encountered a few years ago(another born lier).
What I don't get is they must know you can tell their lying but carry on anyway in the hope that you use them.
The woman yesterday told me she could tell the surveyor how much to value the house at.
I have seen the programs on TV about them over the years and the programs are right.It is a profession with no morals or honor.
What I was thinking was who would tell tell the most lies in an average working day?
1 Estate Agent
2 Used cas salesman
3 The agency people you phone up for work and tell you that there is alot just about to start the following week and they will phone you first.

 

[bugsy]

You forgot about PV salesmen they are gonna beat em all

 

[DurhamSparky]

2 Used cas salesman

 

[telectrix]

politicians

 

[SMB]

Tony Robinson and the Time Team crew.

 

[telectrix]

my ex-wife must be in the top 10

 

[telectrix]

Tony Robinson and the Time Team crew.

tony robinson,s been around a long time, since blackadder in 1500 odd. he should know what he's talking about by now.

 

[DurhamSparky]

MR ELECTRIC tells a few Porkys now and then ... or what im lead to believe!!

 

[RecycleElectron]

The big chains will over value to sellers to get the instruction and then just wait for a buyer eventually. The small guys may under value with a view to getting a quick turnover, especially if they have their backs against the wall. My experience in the South if you are serious about moving, is to use an established agent who values in the middle somewhere after getting a lot of them around to see your house. If you can, see what similar properties are up at with the various agents as this will give you an indication of how they pitch things. They will all tell you what they think you want to hear, if they can without breaking too many rules on paper. At the end of the day they should be on your side if they are selling for you and sometimes you might need to remind them.

I'm looking to buy at present and it seems to me that many sellers are still living in the past a bit WRT prices and are not putting their places up for sale unless they really have to. This is making the agents job harder. I'm seeing a lot of tatty houses (I'm looking for a tatty house!!)that are not much lower in price than the better ones and most have some really fundamental problem. Houses like that do still sell, but at 10 to 20% less than the asking price and most people are not prepared to take a hit like that after the good times.

I'd rather not comment on the other two professions as I have sold the odd used car in the past and have not worked for an agency in a very long time......but I can understand why you might lump them together.

Good luck, I hope you manage to sort them out, I'm still trying............

 

[ian.settle1]

People who do a 5 day course and call themselves electricians

 

[scotsparky]

well certain "proffetional"ladies i have met have told me i am handsome and amazing ect ect












i shouldnt have said that should i

 

[telectrix]

i did a five day course on golf. still can't hit the ball.

 

[telectrix]

what about electricians who fill out a EIC without testing ( made up readings)

 

[flyingsausage]

For some that is normal practice

 

[grantr37]

Biggest LIARS of them all are of course the recruitment agencies