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Friday, January 4, 2013

Direct Selling: The 8-Point Test

If you are unsure whether a company is a legitimate direct selling business or a case of pyramiding, ask yourself these questions:

  1. Is there a product?
  2. Are commissions paid on sale of products and not on registration/entry fees?
  3. Is the intent to sell a product not a position?
  4. Is there no direct correlation between the number of recruits and compensation?
  5. If recruitment were to be stopped today, will the participants still make money?
  6. Is there a reasonable product return policy?
  7. Do products have fair market value?
  8. Is a compelling reason to buy?
If the answer to all the questions is YES, then the company being evaluated is a legitimate company. But if the most answers are NO, then there is a high probability that it is a pyramid scam.

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