points by Aboutplants 20 hours ago | 0 comments
I had a plumber over to quote a HVAC replacement, while he was working up the quote I saw his iPad where his was inputting the equipment for costs etc, then it flipped over to an area that showed my home estimated value, my estimated household income and a ton of other economic measures that gave them sweet spots for their quote.
While I obviously know people do this, to see it so blatantly laid out (it wasn’t meant for my eyes) was very gross.
By the way, the home value and income estimates were higher than reality, and his quote was also fairly high - though not the highest
[–] turtleyacht 20 hours ago
[–] lotsofpulp 18 hours ago
A buyer should also ask the sellers for a lower price after the initial prices are given.
[–] FireBeyond 15 hours ago
What blows my mind is there are multiple people in this thread saying that that is perfectly moral, ethical and legal, and the people in the class action got lucky because this would have all fallen apart in the courtroom.