re: Selling my house. Why do I have to pay the buyer's agent?

Fair question. I most likely would not have paid 3% regardless of the offer considering there was zero service rendered to me, but would have paid somewhere between 2 and 3 assuming her sellers brought me an offer close to my asking price. This is on a $800K plus transaction and don't feel that just sending me an email is worth $20K - $25K. Further, I sent her a follow up email clarifying that I would pay a percentage, but won't commit to a number until the negotiation is further along and have not received any response. I considered this the start of a negotiation and most likely would have agreed to 2% - 2.5% with a legitimate offer, but haven't heard back from the agent.