[Jewelry making - Article 00396] - Re: [Orchid] Keeping trade secrets

[Amery]

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Ateh...

>     I understand the problems you have had with recommending your
>     casters and your unwillingness to be in the middle of them. But
>     wouldn't it be better if you asked your casters and warned them in
>     advance too that you are not responsible for any bad customers? If
>     you don't give their contact to anybody now, they might be missing
>     on some good customers as well. 

    Trust me, after the 2nd encounter, I started leaving disclaimers all
    over the place... "I have no idea if she pays her bills", "I don't
    know how much experience she has", "this is only a referral, I'm not
    vouching for him", and I told the designers: "You have to be very
    specific and ask a lot of questions." "Things happen when you cast,
    you need to be prepared-- maybe you should take a class- or take the
    time to pick my brain to see what will cast and what won't"..... 

    And I still got grief from both sides!!!! These are small casting
    houses, it's business but there's a real personal level in there,
    too. 

    However, I do still recommend people, but it's few and far between.
    It's people that I know better and I still give warnings out- "he's
    expensive, but good", "he's cheap, but slow"..... And I tell the
    people that I recommend that by making an introduction my reputation
    with my caster is on the line. If something happens, it will make me
    look bad. 

    And something did recently happen with a friend of mine that dropped
    off the face of the earth after casting with my guy for 3 years.
    Left him with a huge casting order that she never picked up or paid
    for. So, lucky for him the price of silver is skyrocketing! Now he's
    gonna melt it down and hopefully not loose too much $$$. 

-Amery

 
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