I don’t know what market you’re in, but that’s not how it works in any market I’ve bought. The seller signs an agreement with their agent, and that agreement d

I don’t know what market you’re in, but that’s not how it works in any market I’ve bought. The seller signs an agreement with their agent, and that agreement dictates the commission and fee structure. You, the buyer, don’t pay the commission, and you don’t negotiate the commission with the buyers agent. And in my experience, a buyer without an agent is just treated as an amateur. The offer is weighed against the headache of dealing with an amateur. It would be an extraordinary conflict of interest, and potentially illegal in some markets, for the listing agent to negotiate a reduced fee structure with the buyer.