Lost Listings - The Vendor Wanted to Come Back — You Made It Impossible
Vendors do not stay loyal to bad agents because they are stubborn.
They stay because you made returning to you feel humiliating.
You lost the listing?
So what.
That was your cue to be gracious, patient, visible, helpful.
Instead, you disappeared.
You sulked.
You made it a war of egos.
And in doing so, you handed your competitors the win.
Vendors do not want to feel stupid.
They do not want to make the walk of shame back to you.
They will find a different agent, a different door, a different escape route — anything but facing you.
You did not just lose the listing.
You made sure they would never give you a second chance.
Vendors do not stay loyal to bad agents because they are stubborn.
They stay because you made returning to you feel humiliating.
You lost the listing?
So what.
That was your cue to be gracious, patient, visible, helpful.
Instead, you disappeared.
You sulked.
You made it a war of egos.
And in doing so, you handed your competitors the win.
Vendors do not want to feel stupid.
They do not want to make the walk of shame back to you.
They will find a different agent, a different door, a different escape route — anything but facing you.
You did not just lose the listing.
You made sure they would never give you a second chance.
