A case of sabotage or natural causes? eMoov For Sale board hits the ground

| Rosalind Renshaw

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Spotted in leafy London W5 – a board which seems to have hit the pavement.

And look whose board it is – none other than controversial online agent eMoov.

In the absence of any fingerprints, has anyone got any clues as to how this could possibly have happened or who the perpetrators might be in such an affluent part of the world?

Or maybe its collapse was purely due to natural causes, and perhaps this should remain one of life’s mysteries.

Last night, eMoov founder Russell Quirk was too upset to speak.

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29 Comments

  1. Robert May
    August 4, 2015 at 06:58

    Do you have a link to the crowd fund pitch for the replacement?

     

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  2. Gump
    August 4, 2015 at 07:34

    Seems the board is as strong as their service

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  3. IndAgent
    August 4, 2015 at 07:49

    Is this news? Or a sponsored ‘any promo is good promo’ page paid for by emoov?

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    1. PeeBee
      August 4, 2015 at 11:10

      Paid for with WHAT, exactly?

      They have a new stake to buy, remember… ;o)

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  4. PeeBee
    August 4, 2015 at 08:02

    Oh, bu99er – there goes the profit margin, RussyBoy!

    I reckon the next thrilling instalment will be The Quirkster claiming a cartel was formed to rip it down – whaddyou think?

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  5. Property Ear
    August 4, 2015 at 08:15

    The whole thing appears rotten from top to bottom (the board doesn’t look to good either)

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    1. smile please
      August 4, 2015 at 08:50

      FYI they burn really well, not that i would encourage that sort of behavior!

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  6. Property Ear
    August 4, 2015 at 08:17

    Spelling error – should be toooo!

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  7. Typhoon
    August 4, 2015 at 08:36

    If a board being broken cause Mr Q to be “too upset to speak,” I suggests he seeks some help with emotional management! Wish that was the biggest worry in my business life.

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    1. PeeBee
      August 4, 2015 at 08:51

      It’s clearly the cost of the new stake that’s causing him the upset, Typhoon.  You know 38×38’s an awful price these days… then add some white emulsion… all of a sudden you’re looking at a Fee increase and he can’t possibly do that…

      …cos then he’ll have to pay a techie to alter his website and he’ll have to put up his fees AGAIN to cover that – oh my, where will it end?

      Some might say he even got the ‘leccy board to turn the power off in his office yesterday to cut down on costs…

      The things people do in search of that elusive ‘P’ on their P&L… ;o)

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  8. smile please
    August 4, 2015 at 08:49

    Another fall through for emoove, just a board this time though!

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  9. Gary Sinton
    August 4, 2015 at 09:01

    Strangely i can see the offending board from my bedroom window, regarded it as a museum piece, didn’t realise my power of thought was so effective

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  10. Ric
    August 4, 2015 at 09:01

    Is there a charge to eMoov clients for “replacement or broken boards”? you can just see an eSneak lurching at night breaking boards for extra revenue.

    My other thought was – who gives a ****?

    Seen some funny things with boards over the years…..

    We have a surveyor who took a picture of a local agents board when he was at the tip one Sunday afternoon… obviously new house hunters had chucked it away. He emailed it and pasted it all over the place with numerous captions about how it was in the best place as it lay in the middle of a huge pile of waste (a few naughty words included) very funny.

    Had one last year where an agent had their board posted back through their office letter box, stake first with the flag hanging out, also looked very funny and wish I had a photo of it and can only assume the client had finally got fed up of asking and the statement was delivered perfectly.

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  11. PeeBee
    August 4, 2015 at 11:08

    Watch out… watch out… there’s a Marketing Minion about – and he’s on a ‘Dislike’ binge! ;o)

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  12. Brian thomas
    August 4, 2015 at 11:27

    Looks pretty obvious to me, it has definitely fallen down of it’s own accord, with no help. Such a shame eh?

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  13. Trevor Gillham
    August 4, 2015 at 12:41

    Sounds like Emoov are really getting to some agents.

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    1. PeeBee
      August 4, 2015 at 12:59

      Really, Mr Gillham?  Where?  What makes you think that?

      Throwaway comments carry less weight than a f@rt in a spaceman’s suit – and are also generally less welcome…

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    2. smile please
      August 4, 2015 at 13:11

      They are getting to me not by their offerings but their lies that they are comparable to a traditional high street agent and they can save them XXXX

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      1. Ric
        August 4, 2015 at 14:55

        I am surprised Trevor does not have quite a piece to say on how their adverts omit lots of information which could be deemed as misleading and unfair against many agents. Usually so much to say on “unfair practices”

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  14. PeeBee
    August 4, 2015 at 15:00

    Alternative headline:

    “Board of Online Estate Agent bust due to collapse of support.

    CEO ‘Too upset to speak’ claim”

    Funny what you can do with words… innit?

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    1. smile please
      August 4, 2015 at 15:09

      Now we just need the broadsheets to run with it 🙂

       

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      1. PeeBee
        August 4, 2015 at 15:58

        I’ll Telegraph it over, shall I…? ;o)

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  15. Paul House
    August 4, 2015 at 15:53

    The board’s probably been sitting up straight for months and just needed a break.

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    1. PeeBee
      August 4, 2015 at 15:57

      Best one yet, Mr House! ;o)

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  16. PeeBee
    August 4, 2015 at 18:31

    Hmmm… funny one, this…

    A quick Rummage4 this property earlier led me to a ground floor apartment in a leafy suburb which has been on the market (but not OnTheMarket.com, of course…) since April.

    Now here’s the thing… firstly I could swear blind that earlier today it was ‘For Sale’ but now it is miraculously showing as “Under Offer”; secondly IF it was “Under Offer” then why doesn’t the board say that? – most Agents I know slap a “SOLD” on before the toner cools down on the Offer Letter and I can’t imagine The Quirkster being slow off ANY mark in that respect – can anyone else?

    Thirdly I wonder if anyone at eMoov would like to answer why the property I refer to shows being listed on one duopoly portal in APRIL, yet the other not until JULY?

    Restricting portal marketing to only ONE main portal?  For THREE MONTHS??

    Tut, tut – surely not!

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    1. PeeBee
      August 4, 2015 at 22:14

      You will all no doubt be delighted to hear that Mr Quirk is apparently over his upset, and responded to this on Tw@tter with the following:

      “It is sold and due to exchange imminently. Thanks for your concern 🙂 “

      So there you have it – straight from the organ grinder.

      Hasn’t exactly cleared anything up – but then did we ever expect it to…?

      In fact – it’s opened up a few more lines of question.

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  17. smile please
    August 5, 2015 at 08:39

    “It is sold and due to exchange imminently”

    Maybe not if the purchasers now sees what a poor and violent neighborhood it is in and making the national press via PIE – It think they should look for at least a £20,000 reduction. Might mean a fall through oops!

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    1. PeeBee
      August 5, 2015 at 09:08

      I’m watching it, smile please – and will be reporting my findings! ;o)

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  18. PeeBee
    August 5, 2015 at 14:59

    “…eMoov For Sale board hits the ground”

    But the age-old question ‘If no-one was there to hear it, did it make a sound?’ still needs answering…!

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