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Personally, I would not be happy with a 'resting' actor or suchlike trying to sell the most valuable thing I own for the best possible price. Some of what you're paying for when you use a 'proper' estate agent is access to their list of waiting clients, some of whom may have just missed out on their dream property, similar to yours and in the same area, and who are poised to buy and now prepared to pay over the odds for the right place.
We did not begrudge the firm we used in London their £6K commission as they'd netted us 10x that over the asking price. Would Purple Ronnie have done that? Yes, houses sell themselves to an extent - particularly in London's rabid London - but we were supporting a reputable, independent agent with a shop front in our local area, and were happy to do so.