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Originally Posted by wavelandscott
Wow! Congratulations and I am glad that you are enjoying your new dark spot. I am confident that you will use it for good and that it will be truly utilized to its full potential.
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Hey cheers heaps Scott
Funnily enough, we almost didn't get this property. There were 6 buyers who offered the asking price or above..what the heck?? after 4 years of searching and the ultimate dream astronomy property is in my grasp and I can't even get it with a full price offer??!! Faaaaark!
Maama Mia! After discussing with the vendors for a day or two, what they wanted to do, the agent subsequently called for best and final offers from all interested parties. So, after much deliberation and with my wife's blessing (well kind of) we did something we had never done before..and offered over the asking price
, but for F's sake, we STILL got the news a couple of days later from the agent, that unfortunately we had missed out, they had received a higher offer!...I (we) were utterly devastated
I recall replying to the agent, who we had run into previously a few times in our long rural land hunting quest and who knew I was an astronomer, "really?? someone aroffered even more??..damn that reeeally sucks! those pristine clear mountains skies will go to waste now, what a tragedy", to which he replied, "I know, so sorry Mike I hope to see you around the traps again and I will eventually sell you that dream astronomy property"....utterly dejected I thought to myself "Yeah riiight...
I'm going to go lock myself in a cupboard now for a few days and rock back an forth dribbling"...
Well, over a week later, having finally let the dream fade from my mind
and having emerged from the dark cupboard....I got the phone call that waaaay back in a dark distant corner of my mind, I had hoped for, prayed for, while in that cupboard...the top bidder had pulled out!!
...the agent asked me "we were second top bidders, so did I still want to build that observatory in the mountains?"
...I don't believe in luck but sheesh I felt pretty lucky that day
So, no, I won't let this once in a lifetime opportunity and the one that nearly got away, go to waste, Eagleview will become famous...I know it!
Mike
PS we know it wasn't an agents scam too, because our new neighbours have subsequently told us they actually met the intended original buyer of our property, a couple of times, and were familiar with why he pulled out in the end....aaand besides, they were now happier it was us that got it in the end,...who doesn't like an astronomer in the neighbourhood anyway?
