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Dealing with cheap real estate agents
- Thread starter gnubler
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Steven, we call them estate agents. Do you venture as far south as Lincolnshire?
Johnny Best
Active Member
I miss gnubler. Wonder if she got out of the sign business?
Boudica
Back to "educational purposes"
Me too. I sent her a pm a couple of weeks ago. No reply.
Notarealsignguy
Arial - it's almost helvetica
Hope she is ok
Texas_Signmaker
Very Active Signmaker
Maybe someone should call her. Or maybe Robert to to her and she's just listening now.
Scotchbrite
No comment
I never picked up gnubler was a she.
Boudica
Back to "educational purposes"
One time she said something, about women not belonging in this business. I didn't get the sarcastic slant, and rated the comment with an angry face. Then she said relax, I'm a chick. Or something like that. She's a female... But does It really matter?
Notarealsignguy
Arial - it's almost helvetica
sometimes
Gino
Premium Subscriber
Depends if you're at a bar or not. Need to know basis might help. Then again, maybe not. She, he, they, it, them, those, themins, hers, urins....... it might not matter as you mentioned. Then, ya have the other side of the coin...... how many beers did we have before we started asking questions ??
gnubler
Active Member
Close. Waiting to see if this new shop space pans out.
And... "chick with a d!ck", as they referred to me at my old forum. That was in the old days before the country turned mental.
Jeff grossman
Living the dream
yes they are the worst - I only do cut vinyl lettering for them to customize their signs , SUN - 1-4 for open house signs( or whatever hrs.) and names for the agents that get free no name signs . also custom sign top inserts - only thing they give up that commission for no questions - most large firms have approved vendors and try to set their own price .
caribmike
Retired with a Side Hustle
I don't install real estate sign structures. Most of my real estate agents have their own in-house installer who works for the company. I just supply the sign faces and send them on their way.
Gino
Premium Subscriber
Just got another company today. Confirmed by e-mail.
We did this company's signs back in the 90's and up til about 2012. That's when they go a new marketing person and she had to prove to the company she could save them money.
I'm in southeast PA and so is this company. However, a shop near baltimore maryland had signs for a little less then us, but they had 2 hours of travel time EACH way plus the installation time. No one ever looked at that though. Go figure. Anyway, that girl left about 2 years ago and they contacted me again about a year ago. My wife got drastically ill and I asked if they could wait til I got back to them. Got a call about 2 months ago, that my pricing was good and they had some signs to do. We're off to the races, again..... and I even raised my prices since I first quoted them.
I often say in other threads, if ya don't get your price, send them on their way, unless you can see their pricing will indeed work for you. I held my ground and they came back. It doesn't always happen, but this company was making so much money, they didn't realize how they were wasting in other areas. From what my new contact has told me, they've made some other changes within the company too.
We did this company's signs back in the 90's and up til about 2012. That's when they go a new marketing person and she had to prove to the company she could save them money.
I'm in southeast PA and so is this company. However, a shop near baltimore maryland had signs for a little less then us, but they had 2 hours of travel time EACH way plus the installation time. No one ever looked at that though. Go figure. Anyway, that girl left about 2 years ago and they contacted me again about a year ago. My wife got drastically ill and I asked if they could wait til I got back to them. Got a call about 2 months ago, that my pricing was good and they had some signs to do. We're off to the races, again..... and I even raised my prices since I first quoted them.
I often say in other threads, if ya don't get your price, send them on their way, unless you can see their pricing will indeed work for you. I held my ground and they came back. It doesn't always happen, but this company was making so much money, they didn't realize how they were wasting in other areas. From what my new contact has told me, they've made some other changes within the company too.
Stacey K
I like making signs
Nor did I...I PM'd her and used male pronouns...she informed me she was a she. OOPS
I am not a sales person, but one thing I learned in the sign business is that most every customer has a budget in mind for what they are needing. Some just don't care for the price' they just want what they need asap.
One of the most important questions to ask is, What exactly are they needing in terms of signage? Do they have a budget they are working with? and will the Signs be installed?
By getting the answers to these questions you put your self in a position to determine if the project is even worth your time, yes you want to quote it accordingly but if it exceeds their budget you will be able to offer something other then what they are asking for that can still serve its purpose.
One of the most important questions to ask is, What exactly are they needing in terms of signage? Do they have a budget they are working with? and will the Signs be installed?
By getting the answers to these questions you put your self in a position to determine if the project is even worth your time, yes you want to quote it accordingly but if it exceeds their budget you will be able to offer something other then what they are asking for that can still serve its purpose.
gnubler
Active Member
I didn't know what I was getting into and neither did the agent. She specified an 8x4ft corner sign, wood frame installed on posts. I figured in her real estate world she knew what to expect in terms of costs...wrong. She flipped out when I said it would run around $1500 and she decided to order a banner instead and stick it on a sheet of plywood. It looked terrible and leaned heavily all winter until they finally tore it down.
2B
Active Member
100 this is one of the VERY FIRST things asked, depending on the reply......
*. Here are some of our examples that are similar to what you are doing.
*. Thank you for your time, we will NOT be the best fit for your project
it is all about establishing The perceived value & worth