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Posted By: pete In Response To: Need some SMC anti-advice for self-defense (Rick K.)
Tuesday, 3 May 2005, at 6:17 p.m.
Hi Rick, I am the "resident SMC'er" (Specialty Merchandise Corp) here. I can tell you all you'll ever waant to know and then some.
But first - it is not MLM. There is no reason for this lady to do anything more than sell you some stuff from her catalogs. There is not one penny in it for anyone to sign anyone up. No finders fee, no nothing! So, while they are not perfect, do not think of them as any form of MLM. It's every man (or woman) for themselves.
I've bought over $ 80,000 from them in about 4 years. I sell the stuff every day. I mean every day. I have a kiosk in a mall, and have been there for about 3 years. I sell everything at least for their suggested retail, often more.
I also sell on the net, from my own site. I sell to individuals, retailers and a lot of military and other organizations.
They ship close to 99% of what you order. They get it out in 48 hours, or less. They do a lot of things well.
Their websites are more like $3,000 and they suck. They turly are taking advantage of newbies with their sites and I'm ashamed to be associated with them in that regard. They also sell a CD with their images for about $ 80 to members. Again, I think it's a rip-off.
But, other than those two things, you can make some money with them. Not on ebay, but with a free standing site and some SEO, you can get some nice sales. I've sold the Smithsonian Institution 30+ birdhouses for their national Christmas tree. I sell eagle figurines to military groups all the time. I sold a United Way gruop about $ 1000 worth of eagles for awards. I sold a father $ 400 worth of "birthstone angels" for favors at his daughters birthday party. (Nice dad, huh?)
I have a number of retail stores that buy from me on a regular basis. Fax in PO's and I keep their credit card number on file.
So, they are a legitimate company, they fill orders weel and ship quickly. Their prices are better than any others I've found. In the mall I buy from maybe 20 suppliers, but other than incense and fragrance oils there are none that give me the profit margin I get with SMC.
Am I typical? No. I knew "business" before I ever started. I never once even tried ebay. I set up my own website, not theirs. And, I make some money with them.
Can you? Depends on you.
Will your friend? Who knows? But, I can reassure you she will not make a penny by "signing you up."
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