* = I doubt any of them have any interest in yours !

Tony,

Lah di dah!  Really?  It reminds me of Web Site providers who boast that they give over 5000 hits a month from buyers, and the most recent one told us 10,000.  When I asked how many convert, the answer was 1 or 2 in 5 months, then how much do you pay?  One could pay a small mortgage for that amount...LOL  

Read the fine print. 

It's a disqualifier in fine print to list the exceptions and such so they can't be held to their specific claims in a court of law.   "Ready to buy; haaa!   It's basically the liar's protection clause.   I'd shy away from dealing with a person that has a disclaimer like that on their page.

No idea. This sounds like one of those "if I don't sell your house, I'll buy it." Look at the asterisk and the fine print!

The asterisk suggests a foot note which will explain numbers ending in "0" or "5" are approximations. The real number may be HIGHER or lower.

In a list of 7,000 email addresses, statistically, how many WILL be active buyer or/or sellers? Those who do not have such a list are quick to poo-pah. Those who do have a list, get to talk about it. Reality is not always confined within our own little boxes. (Hint: I have 6,000 in my REMAX database.) Statistically I do know how many will raise their hand this year.  Better still, I know how many of those 6,000 are reading what they receive. More than you think.

They live in a large city and spend a lot of time at the cemetery!

Hah! Read the fine print, full of qualifiers that translate into "not really, I'm just feeding you a line to get your business!".

Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers oh yes, I know those baits - and agents who do that, too....

And '*' means 6,999 may be just 'donald ducks'!

That means, "I'm full of crap!"

see my eyes rolling over here.  Gag at that advertising.

I deleted/trashed it when I see anything close to what you stated.

No idea what the asterick means other than it is an ignorant agent - Definitely have heard the offer before.

You'd better read the small print. 

Asterick must be a disclaimer as to holding this agent accountable

Only when I see the offer before me in writing I may know they are ready to buy.

REALLY!! I'm with Anthony Acosta ...read the fine print!

Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers Sounds like a come on to me. 

It means they're lying.

I am seeing stars! Or maybe asterisks!

That's the one i got today. Funny thing is, a 2 agent team has mailed 4 copies of it to one of my sellers who's listing is active. They claim they have 4100 "Buyers in Waiting" that they registered on their website, and they are all looking for a " home in your area". I'm seriously thinking of making copies of all 4 including the envelope that shows the postage date, along with copy of my listing, then stopping by and giving their broker the copies. If they have 4100 buyers, why haven't they brought any of them over to show them my listing?

The asterisk always means there are exceptions 

The proverbial 'tongue in cheek'

No one has 7000 buyers ready to buy. 

Good for them. The next question should be...how long did it take you to sell your last listing?

It means the "buyers" they have may not like THIS home!   Giving them an out! 

*=My database is nationwide and 99.999% of them don't know they're in it!

Beware the asterisk.    

You can expect a lot of hype from some agents.

Is this  false advertising.?

Why not 10k? Why 7k? Why not 70k? Don't be shy next time, include all your network connections, it would be much more ''ready to buy now*".

Sounds like a reasonable presentation and the asterisk may have been inadvertent.

Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers Interesting good question.

Just stoppping by to reading Q & A's

Only the person who put it in knows what it means.