{"id":151,"date":"2007-06-26T03:05:13","date_gmt":"2007-06-26T08:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matthewchan.com\/2007\/06\/26\/highly-suspicious-of-incredible-discoveries-75000-fee\/"},"modified":"2012-04-24T05:46:17","modified_gmt":"2012-04-24T09:46:17","slug":"highly-suspicious-of-incredible-discoveries-75000-fee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthewchan.com\/?p=151","title":{"rendered":"Highly Suspicious of “Incredible Discoveries” $75,000 Fee"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had my final phone discussion with the folks with “Incredible Discoveries<\/a>“.\u00a0 It was a cordial discussion but my antenna was on and up high.<\/p>\n

I did some Google research about “Incredible Discoveries<\/a>” allegedly owned by Mark Alfieri since my first posting but I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt.\u00a0 I had also done some independent research on Google regarding the infomercial business and possible scams.<\/p>\n

I repeatedly said that I really couldn’t see my products being in an infomercial but the guy I spoke to persisted, although he was polite.<\/p>\n

In any case, I’ve had the benefit of knowing a couple of people who have done infomercials in years past and they never paid any fee.\u00a0 They also had mixed results.\u00a0 If someone believes in your product enough, I believe they will generally front production costs.<\/p>\n

When the $75,000 fee was brought up, I knew the phone call was going to end very soon.\u00a0 It was time to end the conversation.\u00a0 I did tell them the truth regarding how I don’t trust most infomercial companies and I don’t see my products being sold by them.\u00a0 It was pointless to talk anymore.<\/p>\n

I am sure there are many uninformed entrepreneurs who so desperately want to sell their product by TV, they are willing to mortgage their house to do it.\u00a0 I believe I can put to use my $75,000 much better than they can.<\/p>\n

I would say to anyone before you fork over any large amount of money to a faceless person working for a company with a pretty website, you should check things out very carefully.\u00a0 I am not accusing “Incredible Discoveries<\/a>” of any wrong-doing because I do not know.\u00a0 But I know when to cool my heels because I believe there is an abundance of opportunity in the world.\u00a0 And I cannot see myself forking over $75,000 to anyone without my having a great deal of assurances and control.<\/p>\n

Fair or not, I am staying far away from any company claiming to do infomercials.\u00a0 It may be extreme and I may be throwing out the baby with the bathwater.\u00a0 But it is the safe thing for me to do.\u00a0 I need to keep my credibility high and not go down this very “icky” road.<\/p>\n

I have no intentions of spending any more time talking to “Incredible Discoveries<\/a>“.\u00a0 They were polite and cordial and it was enlightening.\u00a0 But they simply tried to sell a guy who really doesn’t care to be part of the infomercial industry.<\/p>\n

For me, there are lots of ways to get on TV without going down that road.<\/p>\n

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The latest information can be found on The Incredible Discoveries Information Page<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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