I've read in the 'Rain, and elsewhere, that one technique for justifying the amount of commission to a Seller requires the use of a few dollar bills - just how many - that's for each of us to decide - and not to collude.
Step 1 - Place the bills in a small stack in front of the Seller.
Step 2 - Remove some bills from the stack, set to one side, and observe that this is the amount offered to the Broker who brings the Buyer
Step 3 - Remove a bill or two from the stack, set to one side, and observe that this is the amount that goes to the Listing Brokerage and the expenses of the sale.
Step 4 - Take what's left and tear it into pieces to show all your other expenses, and therefore what's left for you as commission.
Only proceed with the crossed out Step 4 above if you are interested in a fine
or imprisonment!
Don't take my word for it - read on!
"Defacement of currency is a violation of Title 18, Section 333 of the United States Code. Under this provision, currency defacement is generally defined as follows: Whoever mutilates, cuts, disfigures, perforates, unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking association, Federal Reserve Bank, or Federal Reserve System, with intent to render such item(s) unfit to be reissued, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both."
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