[Rhodes22-list] Consulting
Todd Tavares
sprocket80 at mail.com
Sun Aug 29 23:07:26 EDT 2004
Yeah...right. LOL
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Meltzer
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 22:11:46 -0400
To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Consulting
> Parliament Light 100's, Intresting that you should ask, Check is in
the mail?
>
> MJM
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Todd Tavares"
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 12:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Consulting
>
>
> >
> > Question #1: What have you been smoking?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Michael Meltzer
> > Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 20:33:15 -0400
> > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Consulting
> > > The problem is only 200+- people might be interested, if you get
200
> > people to put up 100$ each that should do it, I would download
> > > the mail archive(it come zipped up) and the FAQ, the editor job
> > would be to form the questions from both and than have stan form
any
> > > answer for each, 20$ per answers, 15,000 for the first 750
answers
> > and 5000$ to put it together and edit it. ?
> > >
> > > MJM
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Bill Effros"
> > > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> > > Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 10:38 AM
> > > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Consulting
> > >
> > >
> > > Lou,
> > >
> > > Stan i s in the business of building and rebuilding boats.
That's
> > how he earns his living. Every time he helps people on this list
> > > for free he hurts his business. There is no money in it for him
to
> > try to compete with West Marine in the portlight and caulk
> > > selling business.
> > >
> > > As you have discovered, the cumulative wisdom of people on this
list
> > is not always correct. If he were business smart, Stan would
> > > let competing boat rebuilders spend a lot of time and money
messing
> > up their boats to the point where they would come on the list
> > > and say "Don't make all the mistakes I have made--buy your boat
from
> > Stan!" But that's not who he is, and we all know it.
> > >
> > > We also know that most of the people who ask for free advice or
> > "borrow" his intellectual property don't see the harm in what they
> > > are doing. My question to you an d others is how can we pay Stan
for
> > the services he provides? I'm sure everyone sees the value in
> > > this, but no one has proposed a fair method short of buying
boats
> > from him.
> > >
> > > I know people who earn a living consulting on how to apply the
> > methods I describe in my book, How to Sell Your Home in 5-Days. I
> > > have no problem with that, as long as they always make it clear
that
> > what I had to say is in the book, and that I don't endorse
> > > either them, or what they have to say.
> > >
> > > People pay $100 an hour to get advice over the telephone, and
$5,000
> > for someone to come to their homes while they are in the
> > > process. Would you pay Stan for the advice he now gives for
free?
> > Would you pay someone else on the list? Would others? Would
> > > you pay Stan to do all the things you now must ask him how to
do?
> > Would you pay others?
> > >
> > > When Stan goes, all this knowledge goes. If there is no money in
> > Stan's business, no one will continue it when Stan tires of it.
> > > We are 200+ people with a vested inte rest in maintaining this
> > knowledge base. Every time one of our more active members moves on
to
> > > another boat or another hobby we lose information and the
ability to
> > correct misinformation.
> > >
> > > Our FAQ information is great but conflicting. Newcomers want to
get
> > it from the horse's mouth. They don't want to sort out a lot
> > > of conflicting opinions. They simply want to know the right way
to
> > do things.
> > >
> > > Somebody must pay the price for this. Who will it be? What is a
fair
> > method?
& gt; > >
> > > Bill Effros
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Lou Rosenberg
> > > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > > Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 9:42 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] port light replacements
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks Ed,
> > > I am replacing the portlights ( side windows) .
> > > Still hoping to hear from Stan/gbi when he's available.
> > > Lou
> > >
> > >
> > > On Friday , August 27, 2004, at 09:36 PM, ed kroposki wrote:
> > >
> > > > Lou,
> > > > Who were you referring to?
> > > >
> > > > On replacing lights, there are some experienced Rhodies out
there
> > whose
> > > > advice will be better than mine. So while you are wa iting for
> > their
> > > > replies
> > > > consider the following:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > http://www.orcagreen.com/
> > > >
> > > > http://www.superbrightleds.com/1157.htm
> > > >
> > > >
> >
http://www.davisnet.com/marine/products/marine_product.asp?pnum=3310
> > > >
> > > > Ed K
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Stan was right AGAIN folks!
> > > >
> > > > My boat is doing fine, I have removed a leaky portlight and
need
> > to
> > > > find replacement frames for the old style ('81 boat) any
> > suggestions???
> > > > thanks everyone.
> > > > Lou
> > > > you have got to learn to listen to god.
> > &g t; >
> ; > > >
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