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FIB - Scams 101
Re: If it walks like a duck......
Posted By: Maryann In Response To: Re: If it walks like a duck...... (Joshua)
Date: Monday, March 26, 2007, at 12:36 a.m.(pst)
>> Bravo! I am not even a member of Team National (yet). I have been
>> investigating this company for the past 3 months looking for some
>> "real dirt" on them. I am not interested in getting involved
>> with a business that isn't completely legit.>> I've gotta tell you, this company checks out all the way around! The
>> founder Dick Loehr has a history of business successes (owned several
>> successful car dealerships in Michigan and a company that secured
>> wholesale vehicle purchasing for fleets) and personal succeses (champion
>> drag racer in the 60's and even headed the Ford Motor Company Drag racing
>> team, and he's been married to the same woman for 50 years! Oh and he
>> funds a Summer camp for child burn victims).>> The National Companies actually works the opposite of any other
>> Networking company that I've ever seen. #1 They actually get you lower
>> prices or rebates on "stuff" you already buy instead of jacking
>> up the price on something that the company convinces you to buy. #2 The
>> cost of the membership for a lifetime whole family membership to the
>> "buying club" concept is only 1/3 of a 10 year membership to
>> Direct Buy. #3 On the business opportunity side - your sponsor actually
>> has to help you build your business in order to even qualify for
>> commissions and if they don't they leave alot of money on the table. Oh
>> and the only way they can make good money is if they make sure you make a
>> minimum of $4500 - more than 2 1/2 time what it costs to buy your lifetime
>> membership.>> I can understand people wanting to bash companies who steal
>> distributors money or have a bad history of complaints or investigations
>> but this one is absolutely
>> clean. I appreciate negative posts when they are valid but when they
>> are based on biases against the MLM industry as a whole or just against
>> everything that isn't the "deal" the poster happens to be
>> promoting at the moment, they are not helpful. Let's try to be respectful
>> enough towards each other to do some home work before bashing an
>> opportunity publicly.>> Joshua Immel
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