A Boston-area real estate investor took to social media to detail how a home seller’s agent refused to do business with him because he drove an automobile from Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA).
Charles Lamplough, who has 97,500 followers on TikTok, recalled what took place when he turned up at an open house.
“I’m the only one there, so I get this one-on-one attention with the seller’s agent,” Lamplough stated in his online video. “And right away she comes up to me while I’m still in my car – I don’t even make it in the house – and she goes, ‘Nope, turn around. I’m not selling you this house.’ And I’m like, ‘What? Okay, why?’”
The seller’s agent responded that she would not do business with Lamplough because he drives a Tesla and, as Lamplough paraphrased her response, “You support all this, this and that.”
Lamplough noted that he owned the Tesla for over three years and also owns another automobile from a different carmaker. Lamplough then said he located the homeowner online to explain what happened and to express his interest in the property.
“Real estate agents – not always, but a lot of time – are useless, a.k.a. in this case, and now we’re probably just going to a direct sale together,” he continued. “And she just lost out on $25,000.”
Lamplough added the seller “couldn’t be more happy to save some money here” while admitting he was buying the property just to spite the agent.
@charleslamplough That one backfired on her
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hooray for him & Elon
Most definitely!!
Human foolishness never surprised me.
Nor does it surprise me either. Unfortunately I know a couple of agents who feel the same way😢
Another example of political propaganda infecting the Dumb & Dumber segment of America, which obviously has grown in size. I guess she doesn’t understand what Elon Musk is doing for her. Besides losing a commission she is guilty of prejudicial discrimination and should lose her license.
THAT ALES PERSON SHOULD BE FIRED AND OR LOOSE HER LICENCE. WHAT SHE DID IS UNETHICAL AND IN DETRIMENT OF HER CLIENT.
That’s an ethics violation. The listing agent is not working in the best interests of their client by refusing to work with the Investor. The listing agent should be censured if not lose their license. They are not there to assess politics. They are there to represent the seller.
If this is true, she should definitely lose her license.
You have got to be kidding. Is this really the direction we’re heading as professionals. What’s next, others refusing to work with me because they don’t like my hairstyle or clothes. Let’s work for our clients & keep our personal opinions to ourselves.
Love it! She should also be reported to the board. It is not her place to decide who the sellers sell their home to and she’s not supposed to discriminate against anyone.
It is noteworthy that Tesla owners are not a protected class. Just sayin’….that being said, I agree that she overstepped. If she has taken a listing that could bring the caliber of buyer who might own a Tesla, she has an ethical obligation to get the best price for her client, regardless of their political affiliation or what vehicle they drive.
To the extent it’s accurate, the situation is sadly common with the leftwing, which is dominated by psychotic narcissists. They’re jealousy, hatred and irrational behavior toward people they’ve never met and don’t know, is a classic example of the dominant characteristic that plagues those on the political left: knee-jerk emotional stupidity. Yank her license; no business should be infected by such dangerously stupid people.
Well said hard to believe people are this delusional but then again we see them marching in the streets everyday supporting utter madness. Elon is terrible I mean volunteering his time to try and stop our financial bankruptcy while running three companies, he’s terrible. And those who oppose him so viciously are the ones who spent us into this nightmare.
All of the above comments are true. I have been a realtor for 37 years, and this is definitely the icing on the cake. As the saying goes “You can’t fix STUPID”.
Americans need to find a way to deal with these groomed Democrats. He’s lucky she didn’t get violent. I am always on guard when I know Democrats are around. The Democrat party is now a violent, progressive cult of mental illness and Musk is exposing that the party is organized crime. They are called progressives because they get progressively worse. Keep your guard up.
This truly is the most ridiculous “lump everyone into one basket” comment. Funny, many think the same thing about Republicans….citing January 6 as a prime example.
Amen!
That’s Bias she should be reported!
I guess we all have the ability to make a choice who we want to do business with, if we are a business owner, or in this case a real estate agent. But to immediately label this person, because he owns a Tesla? They got what they deserved.
All I can think of over the last three years, prior to the election, because we drive Tesla, are being thought that we are liberals, or democrats who support Biden and Kamala.
In essence kind of the same thing.
Unfortunate that we cannot just try and meet another individual and see if they are a good person, no matter who they voted for or what they drive…
Maybe she could tell you were a low baller & a waste of time…besides being a d-ck.
I’m not sure he’s being honest. He has a ton of tiktok videos rambling about all sorts of outlandish incidents (& how to make $ on tiktok). Either he’s one of the unluckiest persons on earth or he’s really good at creating click-bait.
Never mix business with politics unless your business is politics. This agent threw a tantrum at an interested buyer. And, unless instructed by her Seller to not sell the property to any Tesla drivers/owners, she has violated the trust of her Seller to present the property to interested Buyers. I am also dismayed at the attitude of the ‘Real Estate Investor’ who adds to the heat of the story with his message of “Real Estate agents – not always, but a lot of time – are useless, …” Here’s a big Thank You to you from me, after having worked for 35 years in the Real Estate Industry only to hear from you that “Real Estate agents … are useless …” r –