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<blockquote data-quote="Coyboy" data-source="post: 621696" data-attributes="member: 3733"><p>Derek I think in the use of the term cost, he was referring to the cost to himself, as the customer, for having the work done, not what are the smiths cost to operate a business.</p><p></p><p>As far as the "other" smith who stole from the public, He must have been a first class liar, and that type of person who can lie for monetary gain can only be weeded out by people coming forward with bad experiences and looking at the consensus of the results. I had a few calls from guys who had work done by him, who had bad things to report but didn't.</p><p></p><p>You could ask a man all the financial questions you want, the one who intends to cheat you, will give you lies. Bernie Maidoff come to mind. </p><p></p><p>OP if you send in all your parts and the smith wants a deposit for your labor or a scope, then run. Deposits are typical when the smith orders and funds all the parts, typically they help to cover the expense of accumulation, if he has 30 builds at $2000 in parts on each build he may need a little capitol to keep the business ball moving with-out interruption. I usually require a $1500 deposit on a full custom build, this does not cover all the parts, I fund the rest. The reason I do it is so the customer is invested. I wouldn't want them backing out of a build that may be completed or getting hung with the parts, seeing how they are selected by him, and may be hard to get there value out of. </p><p></p><p>I have been in business full time about 5 years and in that time I could supply a list of names for testimonials, or you could read them on my site, or you could ask on many forums, and I never make it my intent to "get all the work" I couldn't possibly do it all. If you have a local guy who is new and starting out, go visit him he will be more than happy to answer questions face to face and visit. When you do that he knows you are serious and he will give you his time. He will be more than happy to show u recent builds and target results, ect. When going over with an out-of state smith, look at his web-site that is the best face to face you may likely get. Ask about him in the forums, don't assume from the responses posted in other thread questions, that the guy is great, you didn't see the PM's the OP might have gotten recommending against him. You will only see those if YOU ask, in your own thread. Then give him a call on the phone, get a feel for him and go with your very best judgement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coyboy, post: 621696, member: 3733"] Derek I think in the use of the term cost, he was referring to the cost to himself, as the customer, for having the work done, not what are the smiths cost to operate a business. As far as the "other" smith who stole from the public, He must have been a first class liar, and that type of person who can lie for monetary gain can only be weeded out by people coming forward with bad experiences and looking at the consensus of the results. I had a few calls from guys who had work done by him, who had bad things to report but didn't. You could ask a man all the financial questions you want, the one who intends to cheat you, will give you lies. Bernie Maidoff come to mind. OP if you send in all your parts and the smith wants a deposit for your labor or a scope, then run. Deposits are typical when the smith orders and funds all the parts, typically they help to cover the expense of accumulation, if he has 30 builds at $2000 in parts on each build he may need a little capitol to keep the business ball moving with-out interruption. I usually require a $1500 deposit on a full custom build, this does not cover all the parts, I fund the rest. The reason I do it is so the customer is invested. I wouldn't want them backing out of a build that may be completed or getting hung with the parts, seeing how they are selected by him, and may be hard to get there value out of. I have been in business full time about 5 years and in that time I could supply a list of names for testimonials, or you could read them on my site, or you could ask on many forums, and I never make it my intent to "get all the work" I couldn't possibly do it all. If you have a local guy who is new and starting out, go visit him he will be more than happy to answer questions face to face and visit. When you do that he knows you are serious and he will give you his time. He will be more than happy to show u recent builds and target results, ect. When going over with an out-of state smith, look at his web-site that is the best face to face you may likely get. Ask about him in the forums, don't assume from the responses posted in other thread questions, that the guy is great, you didn't see the PM's the OP might have gotten recommending against him. You will only see those if YOU ask, in your own thread. Then give him a call on the phone, get a feel for him and go with your very best judgement. [/QUOTE]
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