This is from a mismatch in incentives and is well known. The agents maximize their income by getting lots of quick sales. The seller maximizes their profit by

This is from a mismatch in incentives and is well known. The agents maximize their income by getting lots of quick sales. The seller maximizes their profit by being prepared to wait. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal%E2%80%93agent_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal%E2%80%93agent_proble...