referall fees

[JIMRPT@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 27/08/01 9:27:42 AM, tompiano@gate.net writes:

<< You, the contractor, then charge the

customer over and above that fee to whatever you see as a marketable price.

Your fee then could be considerably more >>

Tom I agree with your comments except for this portion..............and 
perhaps I agree with this portion............ 'if' your subcontractor knows 
that this is the method of pricing to be used. 'If' not then this is the 
opening for some hard feelings when the subcontractor finds out. I do 
subcontract rebuilding for numerous techs and stores but it is 'only' on the 
basis of individual contract terms and never on a pre-selected price for a 
specific task.

 For an agreed percentage of individual contract price I handle pickup, 
rebuild, and delivery. The Local tech 'retains' the customer and provides 
coordination of pickup, delivery and any warranty items. So my view is that 
the 'full' contract price be known by the rebuilder 'before' the work is done 
as this will stop hard feelings, and possible loss of the services of a good 
rebuilder, a few months down the road.

 As an example let's suppose that I have agreed to do a certain repair for 
80% of  a contract for 1,000 dollars and find out later that the 'true' 
contract price was for 2,000 dollars. Would I be happy knowing that the 
contracting tech made 1,200 dollars and I made only 800 dollars? If I knew 
the score before hand very possibly,............... but if I were to find out 
afterward I would not be a happy camper.

 The issue of trust between contracting tech and rebuilder should 'never' be 
in doubt
and differring contract prices is one sure way to place this doubt in the 
minds of a rebuilder............................but that is just my view.

 Subcontracting with trust is a wonderful way to expand the income of both 
parties and provide your customers with a needed service and should be a 
win-win situation for all concerned. And yes, there are techs I will no 
longer work with for just this reason of lost trust and lying about contract 
amounts.
Jim Bryant (FL)