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Cold calling real estate agents - is there a law against it? (aussie.zone)

submitted 10 months ago by trk@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone

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Some real estate dickhead just rang my mobile (which is not advertised anywhere) saying they were "just in the area" and wanted to do an appraisal on a house we own in .

It's an agency we don't use for any purpose, have never used for any purpose, and have never approached for any reason.

Is there some sort of legal issue with some smarmy sales knob looking up property owner details and cold calling them?

Makes me feel all gross that their grubby mitts are pawing through my deets somewhere in the hope of being able to stick a tongue up my bum and get a taste of some back door cash.

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[–] DolphinLundgrin@aussie.zone 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

They can't "harass" you, but a once off call isn't that.

Found the non-Millennial! I would say all phone calls are harassment. 😋

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

fuck off this person is whining about cold calls while people are literally dying because people like them are hoarding surplus housing.

[–] trk@aussie.zone 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

this person is whining about cold calls while people are literally dying

Jesus mate, there's a reason people don't take you seriously.

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

So you speak for all people now? The supreme arrogance you have displayed here is incredible.

You think you deserve to determine where people can sleep. You think you deserve to own houses you don't need.

[–] DolphinLundgrin@aussie.zone 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Found the person with no sense of humour. 😋

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I do not find it funny to joke about this sort of shit. People are dying because of people like the OP here and they are whining about cold calls while they deprive people of housing by being a parasitic piece of shit.

I hope they get many more cold calls in the future. Maybe joke about that instead asshole.

If you had ever been homeless or close to it you might understand but you and they are displaying some incredible levels of privilege while whining about a minor inconvenience or annoyance while they literally are responsible for people dying by hoarding housing for a profit motive and you and they can kindly go fuck yourselves.

[–] DolphinLundgrin@aussie.zone 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How do you read any of this and think I'm on the side of the real estate agents or the hoarding of housing?

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 10 points 10 months ago

Because you are making light of the OP being annoyed at a cold call while millions of people die every year because of a lack of shelter.

[–] Yolohobo1@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Think you need to chill out. Saying "No thanks" and hanging up doesn't take a whole lot of courage or effort.

Also, who answers calls from numbers they don't know? That shit can go to voicemail.

[–] DolphinLundgrin@aussie.zone 3 points 10 months ago

I just don't answer the phone, ever. I usually just stare at it, frozen in horror until the vibrating stops.