okay so how does it work guys?

this has actually happened this week. a guy calls and says he has a buyer for a car. he asks for a 50k finders fee. now he claims that he will not get anything from the buyer. then you find out that the buyer is trying to haggle since he claims he will have to give 50k to the agent.

now since the agent wasnt quite up-front how does this work? he also stated to both parties that he is not getting anything from the other side.

what are the standard rates to date?

your thoughts?