Seem agents will advertise and address themselves as buyer agent when you engage them. Some seller agent will double act as a buyer agent. When they learned that you are wo agent they will get their colleague to pose a seller agent and suddenly they become buyer agent, your agent. Get a agent you trust, whom will get you a good price. Some agents just want to close the deal and ask you to offer to meet the seller's asking price. My agent is not bad, at least he bothered to knock on neighbour's door to check for potential loan shark unit and also check the owner's financial status, bankrupty, etc.