[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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