Do sellers actually use the recordings against buyers?

Using a showing recording against a buyer in negotiation would be unusual and is not standard practice among sellers or their agents, since most recordings exist for security monitoring rather than for gathering leverage. A buyer who suspects otherwise should raise the concern with their agent rather than assume the worst about a specific seller's intent. Joel Boss advises sellers to use any recording system for its stated purpose and to be upfront with showing agents that a camera is in use.