rip off ?

[Daniel Schreffler]

Yes Ric ,
I think that's the way for me . I don't want to turn into one to be in anger
over these matters . I'll stick to work and get paid .Thank You for your
insight .
Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: rip off ?


> Daniel Schreffler wrote:
>
> > Thanks
> >  I think Marino was the only one to get it . I referred the customer
> > directly to a specific U1. The customer was there a year prior , looking
> > at an electric piano. He did not go back to the store until I told him
> > to check out the Yamaha. Called the owner the next day to learn that I
> > was not to get a referral fee. To bad . I service the entire Northern
> > Arizona region plus the university. Oh well, some would rather make $
> > 100.00 today instead of thousands tomorrow
> >
> >
>
>
> Oh.. I get it.. you wanted a peice of the action :)  Undestood. Myself I
> have a long standing policy never to get into being the middle man guy
> that should get a finders fee. I've refused time and time again. Always
> ends up being more trouble then the few dollars you can earn this way. I
> chalk such adverture up to good PR...or good karma if you like... and it
> has paid off many fold I can tell you.
>
> Sales folks are notoriously jealous guardians of there commisions. I've
> seen some pretty nasty stuff go on in larger piano stores I can tell
> you. Guy waits on a customer.... customer is an hour late... guy decides
> to chance it and go out and grab a takaway sandwich only to find that in
> the 20 minutes he was gone the customer had come in and another saleman
> knowingly took the sale and demands the whole commission.
>
> I dont want any part of that at all myself. I'd rather come out with a
> lot of folks owing me one or two... in a far more informal and freindly
> way. Most folks will throw you a nice re-turn down the line somehow or
> another... and it nearly always comes in handy.
>
> I know thats not what you wanted to hear... but its just my approach to
> the whole finders fee thingy
>
> Cheers
> RicB
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