Jim, I think honesty should always prevail, although not everything has to be spoken. I do not know what mark-up margin the local grocery store has on its merchandise, and I don't need to. The same applies to us when we sub-contract work to someone else. Buying rebuilding services wholesale, so to speak, and selling them to the client at a markup doesn't bother me. BUT..... Was that primary tech unethical with you? You say "possibly, not really," but I would say, "Absolutely yes!" Assuming I am not misunderstanding something here, he lied to you outright if he told you the quote was $8,400, and I'm with you -- I wouldn't work with that tech again, either, unless something is rectified. Regards, Clyde JIMRPT@AOL.COM wrote: > Our own experience does indeed color our opinions and attitudes for > example...........severrrrral years ago I undertook the rewhatever of an S&S > with the *stated* price of *8,400* with 20% going to the primary tech. After > the job was done, and several months later, the customer called me to tune > the piano since the primary tech was out of town. While I was there she > mentioned how pleased she was with her piano and that she thought the price > of *14,200* was really well spent. The customer did not know that I had done > the work. I asked her who had done the work and she told me....yada > so&so..........................and pulled her copy of the contract out of the > bench along with her other records of the piano. The price quoted was indeed > 14,200, it was 'my' quote printed on the other techs letterhead. > Unethical?...... Between the customer and primary tech? No absolutely > not....Unethical between the primary tech and myself?...........'possibly' > not really...... except that I had been told the quote was for 8,400 and I > agreed to work with those figures. Will I 'ever' work with that tech again? > Absolutely not. Did the primary tech do anything wrong? Not really, but they > can now do that "nothing wrong" with someone else. > > The question of "ethics" never entered my mind but the question of 'trust' > certainly did. Subcontracting and/or cross referrral is a great thing for > everyone involved. As long as the playing field is honest, open and > trustworthy......... This includes the 'add-on' contracts you describe. > > So we really agree Tom..huh? > Jim Bryant (FL) > >
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