Q: Can a buyers agent use a verbal acceptance for one buyer, for another that had already refused the counter we gave them
A: Let me make sure I understand your question. It's confusing the way you asked it. Please understand that while you know all the facts, any attorney who reads your question only knows what you wrote. It appears that you are saying that you are the seller, and there are 2 potential buyers. Buyer No. 1 made an offer, and you made a counter offer which Buyer No. 1 rejected. That resulted in no binding offer and acceptance between you and Buyer No. 1. Buyer No. 2 also made an offer to buy your property, and instead of you considering that offer and accepting or rejecting it, your agent told Buyer No. 2 that you accepted his offer. Your agent assumed you would accept it because it matched the terms of your counteroffer to Buyer No.1. Is this correct? If yes, then the answer to your question is "no."
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