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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
...and then the buyer can tell you "well you know, since you don't want to be part of this deal - I'm going to just walk away from you. *I* like that house. So with or without your help, I'm buying it. Do you want a commission or not?"
The buyer decides whether to buy the house or not - not the agent representing them. If you don't like the commission, you can walk away, but you can't "take the buyer with you" if the buyer likes the house.
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The buyer made you an offer which you declined, you should have made a counteroffer rather than try to beat down the agent that brought them. And don't forget once that agent brought a buyer to your house if he comes back later on his own you still owe the commission, that too is in the contract. Lesson here is don't be a cheapskate.