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Pay Broker's Fee in Pennies

Started by wiivile
over 12 years ago
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Does anyone know if I can pay my $3000 brokers fee in dimes? Just to show how much scorn I have toward this industry.
Response by kcarscaden
over 12 years ago
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Member since: Jul 2012

no one force you to use a broker, you can rent from many landlords with onsite leasing....

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Response by Consigliere
over 12 years ago
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Kcarscaden, you didn't answer his question.

Technically, yes. Are you rolling them or just pulling a Kramer?

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Response by NYCLVING
over 12 years ago
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I've said it before...pay the trained seal in fish

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Response by greensdale
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Response by bramstar
over 12 years ago
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So you think he should have done the job for free? Is that it? Otherwise, I'm surprised you didn't just do the legwork yourself. There are plenty of no-fee apartment out there. Your choice to use a broker.

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Response by rb345
over 12 years ago
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wiivile:

Doing what you propose would simply be vile, and I am sure you know wii

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Response by greensdale
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wiivile:
Doing what you propose would simply be vile, and I am sure you know wii

and yet: http://streeteasy.com/nyc/talk/discussion/34797-beware-bad-landlord-doesnt-make-repairs

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Response by Goldie
over 12 years ago
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The Coinage Act of 1965 makes all US coins legal tender for all debts. However, this means the US Federal Reserve must honor the coins, which effectively means you can deposit coins into your bank. Unfortunately for you, the Act does not prevent people from legally refusing to accept pennies or any specific coin or denomination of paper money. That's why businesses can get away with refusing to accept $100 bills or bus companies can refuse to accept anything but coins. Your broker can legally refuse your dimes.

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Response by drdrd
over 12 years ago
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If you have "such scorn" for the industry, you shouldn't have used their services. Where was the scorn then? Grow up! You sound like a cry baby.

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Response by alanhart
over 12 years ago
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Services? The main service they provide, by way of their trade organizations, is lobbying the government so that they can continue their stronghold on the market. [Let's remember that all a rental real estate agent is is an outsourced function of the LANDLORD's office.]

By contrast, it is illegal for an employment agency to charge a fee to a prospective employee. They are, after all, free-floating extensions of the Personnel office.

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Response by wiivile
over 12 years ago
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If they refuse my dimes, then they don't get any money =o They should probably want to take it...

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Response by mh330
over 12 years ago
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This was a gag gift for a bachelor party once, but you can pay in singles, which you individually crumple up and dump in a bag. Broker then has to straighten them out and pile them up in order to deposit them.

To Goldie's point, you can refuse to accept coins, but i don't think you can refuse to accept paper money just because its wrinkled.

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Response by greensdale
over 12 years ago
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>but i don't think you can refuse to accept paper money just because its wrinkled.

You don't think, but you aren't sure?

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Response by columbiacounty
over 12 years ago
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SE, why?

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Response by greensdale
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typical, C0lumbiaC0unty defends the wrinkled.

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Response by columbiacounty
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SE, why?

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Response by greensdale
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>typical, C0lumbiaC0unty defends the wrinkled.

That was pretty funny.

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Response by wiivile
over 12 years ago
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i don't understand why they would refuse to take it - they'd rather have nothing?

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Response by NYCREAgent
over 12 years ago
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Most if not all firms request a bank check.

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Response by greensdale
over 12 years ago
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>Most if not all firms request a bank check.

Imagine the hoops Aboutready would have to jump through. And then if it was the one year out of five that Aboutready says Jamie Dimon says there should be a bank crisis, well, pennies seem like a good option after all.

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Response by gcondo
over 12 years ago
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cash is king. It is even more powerful than a bank check.

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