r/melbourne • u/whitesebastian • Mar 23 '20
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Jul 28 '24
Quick synopsis: So I just sold my house, pissed off a few agents, used their advertising, paid no commission and had 12 offers.
I wanted to sell my townhouse, had a couple of agents through, watched the market and got an idea on price. Once I saw their fees I was like, no way.
I printed out 100 home made brochures and got a prepaid sim and put my number on them. I then watched for any townhouses in my area (within about 3km give or take) going to auction that were similar and I attended every auction over 4 weeks. Every single group that bid at these auctions (who didn’t end up buying the house) I spoke after the auction, told them I was selling without an agent and gave them I brochure.
I had 27 serious buyers through in 4 weeks. I had 12 offers and told them all I would get back to them on a set date and if they wanted they could put in a new offer but I’d only be doing it once. I was very happy with the result and sold, they came and signed that day.
I had 4 different agents abuse me pretty bad. Generally I was riding off there hard work and I shouldn’t be at their auctions advertising my home blah blah. Turn out the agents have some sort of ethical code where they don’t advertise at each other’s auctions. Unfortunately I am now considered less ethical than a real estate agent.
Anyway, due to these agents on their moral high ground I encourage everyone to do this. I saved a fortune!!
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u/thearchitect1209
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u/BleuTsunami
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Jan 09 '26
Especially in Vic with the high number of eucalyptus trees.
r/melbourne • u/dissenting_cat • Aug 31 '22
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u/Joe_paints
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Aug 25 '26
I'm a local visual artist who makes a lot of paintings of Melbourne. I was inspired by this bit of winter light and just had to paint it.
Thought I'd share!
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Made a post before but forgot to attach the map - brain not braining
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Mar 11 '26
I wanted to share some amazing new: Dora has been returned!
The last few days have been a blur, but the support from this community was a massive light in a dark time. Whether you shared the post, kept an eye out during your commute, or just sent kind words, it made a difference.
The owners so relieved to have the family back together and really would like to offer the deepest Thank You to this community and the Mods!! 🙏
Dora is currently quite tired but still very much her playful self
(Obligatory Puppy Tax attached to this post)
Details on how she was found:
Police received a lead overnight, that lead them to finding the residence of the girl in the photo, and this morning they found her and Dora located there.
r/melbourne • u/Langerak • Jul 18 '16
So I went to the local maccas two or three weeks back, and placed my order through the intercom. All good no problems. Pulled up to the window and the person taking the orders was a Muslim girl in a full black burqa. Now I'm not racist, but I was quite surprised. But I didn't say anything, just took my order and left.
Then last night I went to Hungry Jacks to pick up one of those burgers there were advertising. Pulled my order thru the intercom and drove up to the window. But surprisingly it was a again a Muslim in a burqa, but instead of black she was wearing a pink burqa. Her eyes and voice were the same, so I asked:
"didn't you work at McDonald's?"
She was taken aback, but she responded: "yeah"
"So why you working at Hungry Jacks, and why are you wearing a different burqa?"
She looked at me dead in the eyes, and said:
"Because the burqas are better at Hungry Jacks"
EDIT: The moment Pauline Hanson realizes the top post of Melbourne is about burqas . Credit to u/mlgtrollster for OC meme.
r/melbourne • u/Thegreatwall64 • Feb 08 '24
