A realtor kept calling the wrong number for years, so the person agreed to sell a house they never owned and left the agent waiting nearly an hour

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One person kept their phone number after leaving their old state, and they say it led to years of calls from a realtor about a property they never owned. According to a Reddit post in r/pettyrevenge, the poster finally ended the calls by agreeing to sell that same property, then left the realtor waiting outside for nearly an hour. The poster says the realtor first reached out a few years ago to ask whether they wanted to sell property in that old state. They say they explained they had never owned property there and assumed the calls would stop. That was a mistake, as the agent reportedly kept calling and texting for months. The person reportedly ignored the contact attempts for a while, but eventually started replying to text messages. They claim they explained multiple times that there was no property to sell, yet the agent would thank them and start the process all over again. Ownership mix-ups can get stranger, as one homeowner found a TikTok scammer renting her condo. The realtor drove out to the house and reportedly waited for a seller who was never coming The person decided the constant contact would stop only if it came with consequences, so they answered the next call. They told the realtor that the timing was perfect, as they were actually looking to sell that specific property immediately. Petty revenge stories like this have a loyal audience online, including one about a woman who got revenge on pranking preteens. Do I want to sell a house I don’t even own? Sure! byu/Current_Coconut_5778 inpettyrevenge The agent apparently sounded excited and asked if they could meet at the location. When the person asked if they could come right then, the agent reportedly agreed to be there in 10 minutes. The person said they would arrive in 15 minutes. About 10 minutes later, the agent reportedly texted that they had arrived at the property. The person replied that they would be there in six minutes. After another 10 minutes, the agent checked on the status, and the person claimed there had been an accident and heavy traffic. From there, the poster says they sent updates naming specific streets, freeway exits, schools, and stores near the property. About 30 minutes into the wait, the agent called to offer a reschedule. However, the person said no and asked the realtor to keep waiting. The agent agreed and stayed at the property while the person kept naming landmarks they knew from living in the area. After nearly an hour, the realtor reportedly called again about rescheduling, and the person finally told the truth. They explained that they no longer lived in that state and had never owned the property. According to the poster, the realtor was furious and started yelling that the person had wasted their time. The person says they pointed out that they had already explained the situation more than once, and told the agent that months of calls meant the caller was to blame. The poster says the realtor never reached out again. Pranks are not the only way to stop unwanted sales calls, though. Since 1995, the Federal Trade Commission’s Telemarketing Sales Rule has required companies to keep their own do-not-call lists and honor requests not to be called, even from people they already do business with. Real estate agents are not exempt from those rules. One state association, Illinois Realtors, notes that brokerages must keep a written policy covering both the National Do Not Call Registry and their own internal list. The post does not say whether the person ever directly asked to be removed from the realtor’s list, which is what those rules depend on. The account comes solely from the poster, and the realtor’s side of the story could not be verified.