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Informal Estimate Disputes

Over the last quarter my verbal trade estimates have led to two disputes when appraisals came back lower. Explain the …

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Over the last quarter my verbal trade estimates have led to two disputes when appraisals came back lower. Explain the pattern in how I phrase estimates, recommend one change to how I present preliminary values, and a customer script that makes an estimate feel credible while keeping the final appraisal conditional.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

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I keep giving informal trade estimates that lead to arguments at the counter or returns.

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Retail Sales Associate

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