You really don't like estate agents do you Acedout, think you have had a bad dealing with one?! Perhaps your the one with a bad judgement of character who picked the wrong agent? Or maybe just a tight arse, who chose to pay the cheapest fee, and in return got a cheap service? At the end of the day, your right.... you dont need someone to tell you what a room looks like, and I am sure you are not that naive to thinks that all we do? The people we show round property..... that comes from marketing and customer service (something else we provide)!! I could go on, but I get fed up. I know i enjoy what I do, and get paid fairly well for doing it. I hope you get the same satisfaction out of whatever you do for a living?!