When we were choosing an agent to sell our last place, our final two on the shortlist were pretty much lineball with commissions/offerings.
However one of them also had a history of these nagging tactics with calls and spam and almost-daily "please sell with meeeee" mailbox drops. So we went with the other guy.
The one that really stuck with me from this whole discussion was "Youβve kind of shot yourself in the foot there, can you please not bleed on my kitchen floor?".
You're definitely doing the right thing by doing your best not to get pulled into the drama.
Easy come, easy go.