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« Reply #15 on: April 11, 2012, 09:44:38 PM » |
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If you would accept the offering agent's representation, I think it's only right to honor the deadline you already set. Asking for more time shows you're not enthusiastic to work with them. Let the new interested party make the effort if they're equally enthusiastic and read within the allotted time. Otherwise, they missed this one.
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« Reply #16 on: April 12, 2012, 02:05:58 AM » |
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Thanks everyone. I emailed the agent asking for an extension and said I didn't feel comfortable asking for an extension and so pleased I did! So I'll see what today, the deadline, holds!
Thanks for your advice!
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« Reply #17 on: April 12, 2012, 08:22:44 AM » |
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Good for you! I think you made the right call there. Let us know how it goes!
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« Reply #18 on: April 12, 2012, 08:57:28 AM » |
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I think that was the right thing to do too.  Let us know what happens! |
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« Reply #19 on: April 12, 2012, 12:43:07 PM » |
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Hey, just a little more advice needed: should I email agents aware of the deadline now and say to them it's coming up so if I hear nothing, I'll be accepting the other agent's offer of rep? Or should I just wait (deadline's in a few hours). I presume no-one else is going to offer because they'd need time to set up a call. I did make it clear in the email I sent I'd be informing the offering agent by this deadline, not that they have until this deadline to get back to me.
The truth is, I'm impatient to accept the offering agent's offer of rep and want to hurry responses by sending a 'right, deadline is coming up' reminder email!
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« Reply #20 on: April 12, 2012, 01:06:24 PM » |
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Um, i have no clue. I've never been in that position.
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« Reply #21 on: April 12, 2012, 01:53:20 PM » |
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AFTER you accept the offer, send notification to the non-responding agents within the next 15 minutes taking them for their time and letting them know you are no longer available.
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« Reply #22 on: April 13, 2012, 07:29:49 AM » |
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I wouldn't sent the final nudge email, either. After accepting your offer, let them know you're withdrawing your MS from consideration.
Also, I tried to find where online I read that two weeks was standard, and I found it. AgentQuery's website, on their When Agents Offer... page. I knew I read that somewhere! It's hard to find any other guideline on time limits. Granted, when I get an offer (optimistic there!), I'll probably ask for 7 or 10 days, depending on schedules, and on how many other agents currently have my MS at the same time, how long they've had it, etc. If an agent has had it in hand for three weeks and can't get it read in seven days, at least far enough to know whether or not they want to make an offer, it's probably not an agent I'd want to work with anyway. If the agent just got the MS the day before, I'd ask for 10 days, just to seem fair to the other agent.
Thanks again, and I hope your call went well!
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