<HTML>In a message dated 2/7/01 6:06:47 PM Central Standard Time, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I would think a referral fee would entice those non-shop oriented techs into pursuing these types of arrangements. Does anyone have any experience with this type of thing. I just did a bridge repair for another tech and gave him 10% of the job fee. Any thoughts? Terry Farrell </BLOCKQUOTE> This is kind of interesting. We are willing to give another tech 10% of our bill for referring a customer to us, but we find giving 20% to an agent for referring work to us appalling. Now I would agree that 20% is high. But in either case, I would think both of these are considered "kick backs." If you do work for other techs, charge what you normally would. It is up to the other tech to charge the customer. If the other tech wants to charge the same as I am charging, that is his/her problem. If he/she wants to charge the customer more, that is his/her prerogative. If an another tech refers a customer to me, I don't feel obligated to give a "commission." Why should I? I do rebuilding work, the other tech doesn't. If the other tech wants to make more money, let him/her learn rebuilding. Willem </HTML>