Ethics question, a different tack

[piannaman at aol.com]

> You know who doesn't have ethics? So-called piano brokers. 
> > They'll take a fee from the customer (who thinks the broker will 
> have their best interests at heart), and steer the customer towards 
> the seller who will pay them the highest commission. Double-dipping. 
> > These weasels are the scourge of the piano industry. 
 
>More than a few local dealers offer "sales commissions" (bounty) to technicians if they refer successful sales to them. I've known of techs stomping into dealerships and demanding commissions after finding that one of "their" customers bought a piano from the dealer. When a tech refers a prospect to a dealer expecting a sales kickback, both the tech and the dealer lose credibility. Talk to someone who took what they assumed was the honest advise of their trusted tech, and later found out it was a paid endorsement. I have, when they called me after dumping their old tech. They have no faith at all in their purchase either, and ask a lot of "Did I get ripped, and how badly?" questions. Some years back, there was a company in this area that offered a "public service" of safe, qualified referrals to consumers for plumbing, carpentry, appliance repair, etc. The advertising thrust was that the referral came pre-qualified, time tested, and was reputable and reliable. Like a recommendation from dear old dad. Safe as lead underwear. The referrees, naturally, were anyone at all who paid monthly subscription fees to be on the referral list, which pretty much guaranteed a high percentage of lower life forms. The trusting consumer was then handed over to whichever subscriber was next up on the list for feeding and, as usual, took the hit. Plenty of weasels to go around, no waiting. 
 
Ron N >
 
Ain't it the truth!  Being a double agent/tech is guaranteed to cause bad faith for all involved. Any claim to "honesty" goes right out the window when one takes money from both sides of a deal!
 
Dave Stahl
 

 
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