| Comment Number: | 522418-07521 |
| Received: | 7/11/2006 12:59:03 AM |
| Organization: | |
| Commenter: | kiley |
| State: | FL |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
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Comments:
IVE BEEN AND INDEPENDENT BUSINESS OWNER AFFILIATED WITH QUIXTAR FOR ABOUT 2 YRS. SINCE THE START OF MY BUSINESS, I HAVE BEEN EMPOWERED TO REACH GOALS I NEVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE. THERE ARE MANY BENEFITS BESIDE THE INCOME THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED THROUGH THIS BUSINESS. I HAVE MADE INCREDIBLE FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATED WITH AMAZING PEOPLE SINCE THE START OF MY BUSINESS. AT THE TIME OF MY REGISTERING INTO THIS BUSINESS, I WAS INDEED PROVIDED WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WAS NEEDED TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. THE DECISION WAS OBVIOUS. QUIXTAR HAS AN OUTSTANDING REPUTATION AND I SAW NO REASON WHY THIS WOULD NOT BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME. WHEN I REGISTER NEW IBOS, MY MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH ALL THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO MAKE THE SAME INFORMED DECISION THAT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE. I ALSO MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO TELL PROSPECTS THAT IN ORDER TO MAKE IT IN THIS BUSINESS, HARD WORK IS REQUIRED. THIS MAKES MY JOB AS AN UPLINE EASIER AND KEEPS EVERYTHING TRANSPARENT. I AM NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF "SUGAR COATING" ANYTHING. QUITE THE OPPOSITE REALLY. WHEN A NEW PROSPECT REGISTERS, THE TYPICAL AMOUNT SPENT IS BETWEEN 100$ TO 250$. ALL OF THE MONEY SPENT IS FULLY REFUNDABLE FOR 6 MONTHS. CONSEQUENTLY, GETTING "RIPPED OFF" IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE PROPOSED WAITING PERIOD OF 7 DAYS TO REGISTER NEW IBOS IS, QUITE FRANKLY, UNNECESSARY. THIS WILL, IN MY OPINION, ONLY SLOW DOWN THE PROCESS OF ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR ALL THOSE INVOLVED. THERE IS SIMPLY NO GOOD REASON FOR THIS. THE PROSPECT WOULD GAIN NO MORE KNOWLEDGE IN THESE 7 DAYS, GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE MAKE IT A POINT TO DO THIS ON THE FIRST MEETING. ALL THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO NEW PROSPECTS COMES IN THE FORM OF HARD FACTS FROM QUIXTAR AS WELL AS OTHER CREDIBLE SOURCES. AS MENTIONED BEFORE, THE MONEY BACK GUARANTEE IS ALWAYS THERE FOR NEW PROSPECTS WHO MAY NEED TO UTILIZE IT. BECAUSE OF THE WAY I DO BUSINESS, HOWEVER, I DO NOT ENCOUNTER THIS. AS STATED ABOVE, I GIVE PROSPECTS ALL THE INFORMATION RIGHT UP FRONT. IT IS MADE CLEAR THAT THE BUY-BACK POICY IS THERE FOR THEM. THE PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE A LIST OF LOCAL IBOS TO NEW PROSPECTS HAS ABSOLUTELY NO BENEFIT. IT WOULD ACTUALLY DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD. FIRST OF ALL, IT IS A DEFINITE VIOLATION OF PRIVACY. SECOND, THIS WOULD FURTHER FACILITATE THE PRACTICE OF "POACHING." THIS IS DISCOURAGED BY QUIXTAR AND IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT THERE ARE DISHONEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD BUT THATS LIFE. IM SURE EVEN THE FTC HAS THEIR FAIR SHARE OF THEM. BUT WE CANNOT JUDGE AN ENTIRE INDUSTRY BASED ON A FEW IDIOTS, PARDON THE LACK OF BETTER TERMINOLOGY. SO WHY WOULD WE WANT TO GIVE THE DISHONEST PEOPLE OUT THERE EVEN MORE OF A SELFISH ADVANTAGE? IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD IN THIS BUSINESS, AND BY ACTING ON THIS PROPOSAL WE WOULD START TO LOSE SIGHT OF THAT. THE PROSPECTS ARE ALREADY GIVEN AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET OTHER LOCAL IBOS, AND QUESTIONS ARE ENCOURAGED. IN ADDITION, IF AN IBO IS IN AN AREA WHERE THERE ARE NO OTHER LOCAL IBOS, AS I ONCE WAS BEFORE BUILDING AN ORGANIZATION, THIS PROPOSAL WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO SATISFY. WE SHOULD KEEP IN MIND THAT SOME IBOS MAY BE WORKING IN "VIRGIN TERRITORY." AND I, FOR ONE, DO NOT WANT MY INFORMATION GIVEN OUT TO PROSPECTS THAT I HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY MET. THE PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE A LITIGATION LIST IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. THIS HOLDS NO MERIT. ANYONE CAN MAKE AN ACCUSATION. THIS DOES NOT MEAN IT IS TRUE. DO YOU REQUEST A LITIGATION LIST FROM ALL THE COMPANIES THAT YOU DO BUSINESS WITH? OF COURSE NOT! WHY WOULD WE DO IT HERE? AS FOR THE EARNINGS DISCLOSURES. WE ALREADY DO THAT. THE SA-4400 IS A GREAT TOOL FOR IBOS AND PROSPECTS. IN TERMS OF PERSONAL EARNINGS; AGAIN, MORE VIOLATION OF PRIVACY. I MAKE WITH MY QUIXTAR BUSINESS EXACTLY WHAT THEY SAID I WOULD MAKE AT MY CURRENT LEVEL. IF A PROSPECT INQUIRES ON MY EARNINGS, I WILL TELL THEM. BUT THIS SHOULD BE VOLUNTARY AND NOT REQUIRED.