MYSTERY SHOPPING THREAD 17 - please don't mention client names or fees on here!!

duchy

mysterious_girl wrote: »

Yes, you're missing the fact that they got £77 for doing the visit and dabbling on ebay for around 20 minutes. Not bad in my opinion. I know there's no fee but they get their purchase reimbursed £40 and if you sell it on ebay you get that too. What part don't you get?

The bit where people are paying out in advance for both the product AND the ebay fees and have no idea when they will get the payment from the company. I see months quoted (and am actually waiting on a three figure sum myself from the same company)

I see there is an end profit -but I wouldn't still want to be waiting for it the other side of Christmas personally.

Guess it'd need to be a buy it now rather than risk low bids to ensure decent profit too (or put a reserve on which always seems to put off some buyers) . You're NOT getting £40 for doing the visit-you're getting your own money back at some indeterminate time in the future plus ebay profit (less fees -less access to that money whilst waiting for it -which matters to some). Still at least it's not all the exact same product so there shouldn't be a glut of them keeping prices low.

Sorry to hear about the car -that is a pain

System

duchy wrote: »

The bit where people are paying out in advance for both the product AND the ebay fees and have no idea when they will get the payment from the company. I see months quoted (and am actually waiting on a three figure sum myself from the same company)

I see there is an end profit -but I wouldn't still want to be waiting for it the other side of Christmas personally.

Guess it'd need to a buy it now rather than risk low bids to ensure profit too (or put a reserve on which always seems to put off some buyers)

Are you talking about BARE by any chance?

I emailed three people on the 8th Nov, the allocator, the head of the company and the finance lady. I got one reply from the head of the company to say he is out of the office. So not a reply really just a bounced back "out of office" email. All other emails have been ignored. I think you are right to be sceptical. Do they owe you a lot? Did you get anywhere with them yonk.

mysterious_girl

duchy wrote: »

The bit where people are paying out in advance for both the product AND the ebay fees and have no idea when they will get the payment from the company. I see months quoted (and am actually waiting on a three figure sum myself from the same company)

I see there is an end profit -but I wouldn't still want to be waiting for it the other side of Christmas personally.

Guess it'd need to a buy it now rather than risk low bids to ensure decent profit too (or put a reserve on which always seems to put off some buyers) . You're NOT getting £40 for doing the visit-you're getting your own money back at some indeterminate time in the future plus ebay profit (less fees -less access to that money whilst waiting for it -which matters to some). Still at least it's not all the exact same product so there shouldn't be a glut of them keeping prices low.

Oh yeah, der. I didn't calculate it correctly. You're getting your money back, you're right. So it's just a £30 or so profit if you sell the product.

But regarding the long wait for payment, isn't it only the test centre jobs that payment has been delayed for or is it other assignments as well?

look_after_the_pennies

Miss_Qwerty wrote: »

Please feel free to take some of the 50 odd pubs showing on mine then, no one seems to want them and they're starting to get annoying!

In all seriousness this is the busiest month ive had so far this year MSing in general. I think its the pre-xmas scramble. But I have been doing it a while now so have started to build up a reputation.

Hang in there and some more are bound to pop up.

Morning Miss Qwerty!

I know what you mean about the pubs. Haven't done any as the reimbursement doesn't cover what I would spend. I like to take my OH with me and I would be out of pocket on these jobs. I'm waiting to see if they'll increase the fee.

Monkeynut

look_after_the_pennies wrote: »

I'm waiting to see if they'll increase the fee.

I wouldn't hold your breath!!

Miss_Qwerty

look_after_the_pennies wrote: »

Morning Miss Qwerty!

I know what you mean about the pubs. Haven't done any as the reimbursement doesn't cover what I would spend. I like to take my OH with me and I would be out of pocket on these jobs. I'm waiting to see if they'll increase the fee.

Morning Pennies :wave:

No I havn't done any either, for exactly the same reason. No fun on your own.

Don't fancy the Haverhill one, no?

look_after_the_pennies

Miss_Qwerty wrote: »

Morning Pennies :wave:

No I havn't done any either, for exactly the same reason. No fun on your own.

Don't fancy the Haverhill one, no?

Lol, no thank you! See there is an egg job still outstanding for there. Would do it if I had other jobs to combine it with.
Wish I was as busy as you! GR doesn't seem to love me at the moment. Got a few GFK jobs lined up for the weekend. Can't do some of the cat shops as I'm time barred.

Miss_Qwerty

look_after_the_pennies wrote: »

Lol, no thank you! See there is an egg job still outstanding for there. Would do it if I had other jobs to combine it with.
Wish I was as busy as you! GR doesn't seem to love me at the moment. Got a few GFK jobs lined up for the weekend. Can't do some of the cat shops as I'm time barred.

Majority of mine were e-dig actually. I deleted a load of applications because I didn't think I would had time to do them and she still allocated some more urgent ones to me last minute!

I think its a roll-on effect from the laptop breakage as well - I spent the majority of last month not being able to accept jobs so i'm not time barred from as many. I'm starting to slow down now though, hotel tonight, 2 x e-dig surveys to finish tomorrow, supermarket Saturday & Pizza delivery and a GFK place Sunday.

yonk

rachelja wrote: »

Are you talking about BARE by any chance?

I emailed three people on the 8th Nov, the allocator, the head of the company and the finance lady. I got one reply from the head of the company to say he is out of the office. So not a reply really just a bounced back "out of office" email. All other emails have been ignored. I think you are right to be sceptical. Do they owe you a lot? Did you get anywhere with them yonk.

I've tried a project manager too...been told not to worry but all the rest of the people haven't replied.

No, I'm waiting on payment for a car job, not a test centre. Glad I didn't take the North of Scotland ones now!

Tarasam

rachelandgromit wrote: »

Is anyone doing the 'charm' shops. What are they doing with their purchase if they don't want it? D'you think I'll get the best price on Ebay for it all boxed and if I sell it with the receipts too to prove it is genuine but black out my card details? I've done two of these visits so have got quite a bit of money's worth of stuff :j

When I get payment for them is anyone's guess as the MS company have been slated on here for paying late.:mad:

I emailed the company but have had no reply as yet..can you only purchase 1 item or can it be more than 1 as I was planning on xmas shopping for my mum and maybe mum in law.