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In London this also happens frequently. Often the "location" of the property is shown on a map. A lot of the time, this is often quite inaccurate. The cynica
by mattlondon 7y ago
In London this also happens frequently.
Often the "location" of the property is shown on a map. A lot of the time, this is often quite inaccurate.
The cynical might observe that this often happens to suggest that the property is not immediately next to a train station/sewage works/night club etc.
I don't know why the bother - I am going to find out that the property is not actually in the much-more-desirable location 250 metres away when I go see it. I'll immediately see it is next to the crematorium or whatever and immediately nope-out. It just wastes everyone's time.
- joncrane 7y agoIt's the exact same reason people post misleading pictures on their dating profiles. Because it works some of the time, due to the sunk cost fallacy (people have already invested in something so they stick with it even after the deception is revealed).
- blackearl 7y agoI've found that people lookup sites use that sunk time technique. Try going on one that's a little more shady like been verified. Once you put in a name and place, it "scans" through their databases, and it "scans" through social media, it also "scans" through criminal history, etc. It takes 10 minutes easily (I left it running out of curiosity). Then it tells you, voila! We have that info! But it'll be $19.99 to access it. You've already sat through so much, might as well go all in. Meanwhile, if you use the opt-out link, it instantly shows at least the name, location, age, etc.