>>Am I doing the right thing or do I need to return one of the fees? >>-- >>Thomas A. Cole, RPT >>Santa Cruz, California > >Tom, List, > >I appreciate and respect your decision to have others consider your concern= .. > >Here's my gut reaction to your presentation. If your evaluation of the >piano in question 1) was in her best interests, 2) determined it to be in >better condition than her current instrument as you indicate, and 3) was >not solely based on receiving a commission, I'd rest easy. > >Be at peace, > >Keith A. McGavern Tom C., Chris, Ed, Tom M., List, Point of clarification: My own policy has always been and continues to be not to accept any commissions from dealers just like Chris, Ed, and Tom M. have indicated. However, in reading Tom Cole's post I responded to what I perceived to be a moral dilemma rather than an ethical one since the act was already a done deed. Maybe a misjudgement on my part, especially since the subject title was "Ethical quandry." The advice of the others carries much more weight in this respect. My apologies for any misunderstanding. Keith A. McGavern kam544@ionet.net Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
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