| Comment Number: | 522418-05610 |
| Received: | 7/2/2006 2:43:57 PM |
| Organization: | QUIXTAR |
| Commenter: | DAVID WEISER |
| State: | FL |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
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Comments:
Subject Category: Business Opportunity Rule CFR Citation: 16 CFR Part 437 Published: April 12, 2006 MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN IBOS SINCE THE INCEPTION OF QUIXTAR IN 1999 AND PREVIOUSLY HAVE BEEN A DISTRIBUTOR WITH AMWAY SINCE 1989. WE HAVE EARNED SUBSTANTIAL DOLLARS EACH YEAR. WE HAVE FOLLOWED THE CORPORATIONS RULES AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FORTHRIGHT AND HONEST WITH PROSPECTS. OUR PROSPECTS SPEND RELATIVELY LITTLE TO BEGIN THEIR BUSINESS. (UNDER $100) AND THE ONLY SUBSTANTIAL BENEFIT WE RECEIVE IS WHEN HELPING THEM TO EARN MONEY. ALSO, WE DO SUBSTANTIAL RETAILING OF THE QUIXTAR PRODUCTS AND EARN INCOME FROM THAT RETAILING. WITH REGARD TO THE PROPOSED NEW RULES: 1. WAITING 7 DAYS BEFORE REGISTERING MAKES THE PROCESS TOO CUMBERSOME AND INEFFICIENT. IN OUR CASE ANYONE WHO DECIDES NOT TO CONTINUE CAN UNREGISTER AND GET THEIR MONEY BACK. 2.GIVING A LIST OF REFERENCES WITH CONTACT INFORMATION IS ALSO UNREALISTIC AS IT PLACES A BURDEN ON THE OTHER MEMBERS (IBOS) TO RESPOND AND TO BE BOTHERED BY OTHERS AS WELL AS GIVING OUT PRIVATE INFORMATION. AGAIN IT MAKES THE PROCESS CUMBERSOME AND ALSO WOULD GIVE OTHER IBOS INFORMATION AS TO A NEW PROSPECT WHICH UNTIL THE PERSON DECIDES TO REGISTER SHOULD BE PRIVATE TO MY BUSINESS.. 3. PROVIDE A LIST OF LAWSUITS ETC. THEIR ARE MANY CASES OF SPURIOUS LAW SUITS.MANY OF THE FALSE LAW SUITS ARE ONLY INDIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THE QUIXTAR BUSINESS AND HAVE MORE TO DO WITH INDIVIDUAL RELATIONSHIPS. THIS AGAIN OVERLY COMPLICATES THE PROCESS. THE END RESULT WOULD BE TO DISCOURAGE LEGITIMATE AND BENEFICAL OPERATIONS RESULTING IN LOSS OF INCOME TO THE IBOS AS WELL AS THE NEW INDIVDUALS POTENTIAL TO DERIVE INCOME FROM A EXCELLENT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. 4. INCOME CLAIMS. AGAIN THE NEW RULES SEEM CUMBERSOME AND WOULD MAKE THE PROCESS VERY COMPLICATED. THERE SHOULD BE CERTAIN SUBSTANTIATED AVERAGE INCOMES THAT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO GIVE A PROSPECT THE CORRECT IDEAS ABOUT THE INCOME POTENTIAL. THE PURPOSE OF INVOLVING A PERSON IN THE PROCESS IS TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN A BUSINESS WHICH GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THEIR INCOME. IF THE PROCESS BECOMES TOO COMPLICATED MANY PEOPLE WHO MIGHT PARTICIPATE MAY BECOME TOO FRUSTRATED WITH SO MANY DETAILS AND REGULATIONS THAT THEY WOULD DECIDE IT WAS TOO DIFFICULT TO COMPLY WITH ALL THE RULES AND REGULATIONS AND THEREFORE LOSE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO THEIR INCOME. IN TODAYS WORLD ADDITIONAL INCOME AND THE POSSIBLITY OF SAVINGS WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. THESE RULES ARE TOO CUMBERSOME AND COMPLICATED FOR THE AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL TO COMPLY WITH AND THEREFORE YOU ARE LIMITING THE POTENTIAL FOR THEM AND FOR THE QUIXTAR COMPANY, WHICH HAS PROVEN OVER MANY YEARS (INCLUDING AMWAY SINCE 1959) TO HELP MANY PEOPLE IMPROVE THEIR LIFE STYLES AND FINANCIAL SITUATION