What to consider when buyers request repairs

So you’re in escrow to sell your house. You’re counting the days until it closes and counting the number of Benjamin’s that will be added to your bank account after the dust settles.
Then your agent calls with the news that the buyers’ list of requested repairs is in, and it’s long and detailed. Your mood swings rapidly from exhilaration to exasperation.
How can this be possible? You clearly indicated that the house is to be sold “as is,” and you ju