Paranormal Underground - Topic: Asking to be paid in advance?

RyanNREMTP on Asking to be paid in advance?

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 08:39:15 -0700

It's possible he took it down. I first reported this a while back. I wonder if he got enough negative press to change his ways.

By the way, Welcome to the forums.

Vincent Joseph on Asking to be paid in advance?

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:57:06 -0700

I checked out the web site and either I'm blind or they took down any reference to money.

nypdretired on Asking to be paid in advance?

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:20:40 -0700

You all suck. Buy my book! Don't even think of asking me a question until you have bought and paid for my book.

did it work????

I was going to ask you where I could get your book and how much it was but since I can't ask you any questions until I pay you then I can't ask you where to send the money.....lol

;-{)

JDHarrison on Asking to be paid in advance?

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 11:25:45 -0700

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Read it.

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NoWhammies on Asking to be paid in advance?

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 01:48:37 -0700

OK, I did. I bought your D*** book, but you can't make me read it! /tongue.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' />

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Read it.

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JDHarrison on Asking to be paid in advance?

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:09:47 -0700

I went to the site, all I can say is Really? Seriously? /blink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' />

JDHarrison on Asking to be paid in advance?

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:08:06 -0700

You all suck. Buy my book! Don't even think of asking me a question until you have bought and paid for my book.

did it work????

OK, I did. I bought your D*** book, but you can't make me read it! /tongue.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' />

KuriusKat on Asking to be paid in advance?

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:02:58 -0700

There are examples of similar business models where people charge for opinions and help in an unproven field. Feng shui masters command exorbitant consulting fees, just to tell you that your yin and yang are not in balance and your life would be more harmonious if your TV was against a different wall and your sofa a different color. I don't see a lot of difference.

Whoa, there, Nellie. Feng shui has been around for thousands of years and people in Hong Kong, Singapore and China pay big money for the services because they do work. A famous example is the Denver Airport, which was just a complete and total disaster when it opened. Everything that could go wrong did. They brought in a top feng shui expert and BAM! things got better. Big companies here in America do it all the time with factories and other buildings. They just don't talk about it much.

I personally have some experience with this because I hired a feng shui expert to cleanse my house when we were having some problems. The lady went right to the areas of the house that I felt "bad" or uneasy in without asking me anything about the house. She came all the way here on a train from NYC (about an hour) and she was here for almost a full day. She charged me a very reasonable price, too. I was completely satisfied with her service. People came to my house after she left and made comments like the house looked brighter and lighter - had I taken down some drapes? Repainted? These were people who had no idea that I'd had her come so they couldn't be prejudiced.

Feng shui is just about energy flow. If energy in your house isn't moving, it collects and gets stagnant. By moving things around you get the energy moving and the energy gets cleaner. It's really just like water. Still water gets stagnant and nasty. Moving water stays clean. That doesn't seem too esoteric to me.

A friend who is a real estate agent was having a really bad time financially, so she got an expert to come "feng shui" her office. She did everything the expert suggested, even draped her phone in purple, and now she's so busy she had to hire assistants in this market. Coincidence? Her husband who was a complete doubting Thomas just got his office done, too.

A real estate agent in NYC tried feng shui in the apartments she was trying to lease. The ones that were feng shui'd leased in about half the time the others did. It makes you think that there's something to it.

There are lots of things about feng shui that I don't understand but just because we don't understand how things work doesn't mean they aren't real.

That being said, the expert did not ask me to pay in advance nor did she charge me for her travel expenses, which I actually offered to pay. Personally I think anyone who charges in advance for a service can't be trusted, but that's just my opinion.

ANIA425 on Asking to be paid in advance?

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:19:14 -0700

Ironically, under their Ghost Hunting 101 page it states "Investing in ghost hunting is better suited for personal enrichment and helping others rather than financial gain or thrill seeking. Otherwise, you may burn out very quickly."

I guess they don't practice what they preach.

Willa Taylor on Asking to be paid in advance?

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:58:59 -0700

That seems kind of tacky. /unsure.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' />

I get that they need money to run the site and their business, but it would be more polite to explain their process first. It's also odd that every thing is labeled "priority" in huge font.

pooperdooper on Asking to be paid in advance?

Tue, 25 May 2010 19:04:55 -0700

Whammies reading it was like watching a slow motion train wreck. No matter

how hard a tried I had to read to the end. It is classic though that they point out that

the field has been over run with half-wits and crazies. I guess to each their own ! /laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

NoWhammies on Asking to be paid in advance?

Tue, 25 May 2010 15:13:19 -0700

I have to say - I am impressed you guys got all of the way through it. I got a few lines in and my eyes glazed over.

wrightghost on Asking to be paid in advance?

Tue, 25 May 2010 12:15:40 -0700

I like the updated announcement.........

SPI has curtailed involvement in active investigations. The reason for this is manifold, but primarily for the following...

My favorite is this one.........

4. The field has gotten too crowded with amateurs, morons, and time-wasting crazies. /blink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':unsure:' /> /laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Sounds like someone has some anger issues....

HeidiAnn67 on Asking to be paid in advance?

Mon, 24 May 2010 20:09:51 -0700

How in the world did they come up with the exact amount of $9.75 for fifteen minutes?

because EVERYONE knows the going rate for looking at g*ddamn pictures is 65 cents a minute /biggrin.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

pooperdooper on Asking to be paid in advance?

Mon, 24 May 2010 18:41:36 -0700

Not for naught but it would be fun to see if this organization has a tax number

supplied by the Illinois Comptroller.