R/E Agents tricks!

Hi. I’ve just had an interesting morning. I went along to have another look at a house I had made an offer on which was excepted by the agent. I was supposed to meet them there but while I was waiting and having a quick look around the yard a lady turned up and introduced herself as ‘ The person who was buying the house.’ She didn’t give me a chance to speak and went on to tell me that she had had an offer excepted yesterday! Once I started to tell her who I was and I too had had an offer excepted, the excrement hit the cooling device!

It turns out we both paid for the same building inspection report. So the inspector is doing alright out of this. makes one inspection for a client for $350. Then sells the same report to further prospective buyers for $200 each. God knows how many other people there are involved in this.
We both went to the agents office but she was home sick. We were told to go home and she would ring us there in 10 minutes.

To cut a long story short I’m in the process of getting advice and working out if there was anything unethical done here? I haven’t talked to the agent as yet. I’m waiting to talk to someone ” In the game ” first.

This is a national chain, well known agency.

Is this an agents everyday trick of the trade or an unethical practice?

And they wonder why people don’t trust them? Dylan.