From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Tue Feb 03 2004 - 13:21:15 PST
When asked to assist, say what I say:
"My advice is free. My contacts are free. If I have to go to work to get
this deal to go through, then I will expect a small commission."
When asked about the size of the commission, it is up to you. I tell them a
percentage or a fixed fee, plus expenses, such as phone calls at $XXX per
hour.
apb
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Seidts" <jseidts@astory.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Any M26s Pacifics out there- thresholds of interest
> Seeing this request brought to mind the comments of my Drill Sergeant in
> Basic Training on the occasion of our first bivouac. He had been getting
> questions from the rest of the platoon, (curiously from either the big
city
> folks, or the back country boys) about lions, tigers and bears, and he got
> perturbed enough to call a "CF" or otherwise known as that informal
military
> formation of "Cluster F***" to tell us, "Men, quit asking me how many
> f****** turkeys are in the woods."
>
> Similarly, I was asked for use of my aircraft tracking skills during a
> transaction on an M151 by a real nice guy who had been asked to find a P51
> Mustang. See, I have acquaintances who have such things, and was able to
> quote him a reasonably accurate price for everything from projects to
> completed aircraft. When I gave him the price, and he relayed it to the
> interested party, the person balked at such an exhorbitant rate for
> something so common as a P51 Mustang, and feigned present disinterest at
> that price. I hate to tell him, but he's not going to find one for less
> than I quoted him, unless he's willing to go negotiate himself with
foreign
> governments who still own them...
>
> On another side of the issue, I lost a friendship when a former friend who
> found a buyer for a third party's vehicle was not paid commission after he
> sold the car to people (although he did not ask for it up front). Here is
> how the conversation went down over the phone (fairly accurate, and
> happening after the transaction).
>
> I ask, jokingly, "So what do you want for commission?"
> He said, in seriousness that I didn't understand at the time "My usual 5
or
> 10%."
> I respond jokingly, "Sure, I'll tell him."
>
> Problem was, he was serious about his commission and wanted me to pass the
> message on to the third party. In my past, I have done these things for
no
> fee and assumed since he didn't ask for a fee up front, that he didn't
want
> one. But because I misunderstood him in his affirmation that he should
> receive commission and was asking for it after the fact, he no longer
speaks
> to me. This is something that I truly regret and am sorry for.
>
> So in the interest of dispelling all ignorance in these matters, I invite
> the list comments on
> 1. The threshold of interest- where that point is that you should
earnestly
> begin searching for something when somebody asks for it? I also ask this
in
> the context that there are those people out there who don't have millions
of
> dollars to pay for people to search for things for them.
> 2. When should you ignore such interest because it is not serious? (the
> million dollar question)
> 3. What should you say up front to somebody who asks you to find
something
> for them as far as your terms, conditions, expenses?
> 4. How do you resolve disputes regarding finder's fees AFTER THE FACT?
(I
> know, write a contract before hand, but lawyers are expensive, time is
> prescious. This did come up and I have a story about it that might give
the
> idea different spin).
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adams-Graf, John" <grafj@krause.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 2:21 PM
> Subject: [MV] Any M26s Pacifics out there?
>
>
> Believe it or not, a fellow called me looking an M26 (G-160 Pacific). Does
> anyone know of any out in the wild that might be available? Does not
matter
> if it is armored or unarmored. With or without trailer is fine. US, UK, or
> continental Europe is fine. Drop me an email if you have any possible
leads.
> Many thanks for the help!
> John A-G
> Iola, Wisconsin USA
> (MV Magazine...not a broker!)
>
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