[TheForge] Landscaper's fee

[wmullett at bright.net]

Vince,

What you are describing is a kick back.  As an architect, I have never asked for, or received any "commission" from a supplier.

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>Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:47:45 -0400
>From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net (on behalf of Vincent Nakovics <restoreman123 at msn.com>)
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Landscaper's fee  
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>Mark - Sylvia
>My dealings with designers, landscapers and architects in VA was 10 percent. It's called a finders fee and has been pretty standard forever. Unless the guy or gal is going to bring you tons of business I wouldn't give a penny more. How much is your work worth and what is your profit line. 
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>Vince Nakovics
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>Subject: TheForge Digest, Vol 110, Issue 14
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>Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:00:03 -0400
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>Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:24:59 +1100
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Adventures in steel delivery.
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>That sounds like the clay soil we have here. I have seen a tractor stuck 
>whilst trying to pull out a 4WD that was being pulled out by a back 
>actor that was being pulled out by a front end loader. The last one only 
>managed as it was on a paved road. Clay and lots of rain = avoid it at 
>all costs. Until I moved here I did not believe that it was possible to 
>get that stuck. You live and learn.
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>Andrew Vida wrote:
>> This road was cut from the mountainside.  It is 2 years old + and 
>> stable.  Been using it when reasonably dry, so it is pretty well 
>> walked-in.
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>> This clay may not be anything you've encountered before - it is like 
>> concrete when dry and like ice when it gets too wet. Murderously so 
>> and ANY vehicle including tracked can get completely hosed in it, 
>> especially if there is more than about a 2* grade.  If you have not 
>> seen it first hand you would have a hard time believing it.  When this 
>> shit is REALLY wet, a D6 would have a very difficult time getting out 
>> of this driveway.  Twenty feet east and it would bury itself in no 
>> time and would have to sit until things dried out before it could 
>> climb out of the bowl.
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>From: mondloch at silvercreekpottery.com
>To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
>Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:51:31 -0500
>Subject: [TheForge] sales question
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>We sell from our Home Gallery and do some "garden art". WE have had a 
>landscaper inquire about bringing his client to look and pick out some 
>things for his yard.The landscaper is doing the yard. My question is what 
>kind of a "commission" is proper for the landscaper? Mark
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>Mark and Sylvia Mondloch
>Silver Creek Pottery & Forge
>mondloch at silvercreekpottery.com
>www.silvercreekpottery.com 
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