At a certain point, this stops looking like strategy — and starts looking like incompetence.

Relentlessly pushing for a sale, only to refuse to sign when a full asking price offer arrives, is not a power move.

It is a complete collapse of credibility.

Because serious people recognise opportunity — and act on it.

They don’t sabotage it.

They don’t stall it.

And they certainly don’t undermine their own position in full view of everyone involved.

What follows is predictable:

Buyers walk away.
Agents lose confidence.
Professionals disengage.

And the person creating the obstruction becomes the problem no one wants to deal with.

Not because of opinion — but because of pattern.

In the end, behaviour like this doesn’t make someone look in control.

It exposes the opposite.

And once that becomes clear, the damage is no longer just financial.

It’s reputational.