Ed Smith replied to Vivian's discussion BPO COMPANIES THAT PAY AND SOME THAT DON'T - JULY 2013 REVISED
"I have heard similar stories before ... They all ended badly. Do not remember if it was the same outfit, but same basic story. I would tell them to take it out of the first commission. "
Mar 26, 2014
Ed Smith replied to Vivian's discussion BPO COMPANIES THAT PAY AND SOME THAT DON'T - JULY 2013 REVISED
"I would like to add First Valuation to the list of deadbeats ... They owe me for orders going back more than a year ...
 
The last email message from Sarah Sandoval Sarah.Sandoval@firstvaluation.com  on October 14, 2013 was as follows:
 
"We have…"
Nov 13, 2013
Ed Smith replied to Vivian's discussion BPO COMPANIES THAT PAY AND SOME THAT DON'T - JULY 2013 REVISED
"I would like to add First Valuation to the list of deadbeats ... They owe me for orders going back more than a year ...
 
The last email message from Sarah Sandoval Sarah.Sandoval@firstvaluation.com  on October 14, 2013 was as follows:
 
"We have…"
Nov 13, 2013
Ed Smith replied to Vivian's discussion BPO COMPANIES THAT PAY AND SOME THAT DON'T - JULY 2013 REVISED
"How bout Mark to Market?  Seems like I did work for them years ago,  but do not remember much about them.  They just sent me three orders out of the clear blue, whcih makes me a little suspicious. That could, just maybe, indicate that someone out…"
Nov 12, 2013
Ed Smith replied to Vivian's discussion BPO COMPANIES THAT PAY AND SOME THAT DON'T - JULY 2013 REVISED
"Guy, so long as there are agents out there willing to work for peanuts, the BPO companies will treat us like monkeys.
I will not accept any discount BPO orders and I have more job requests than I can handle.We do quality work on time every time and…"
Nov 12, 2013
Ed Smith commented on Jesus (Jesse) Gonzalez's blog post HSBC Bank Policy Designed to Destroy Homeowners who want to Avoid Foreclosure.
"Jesse:I do not know if your state is judicial or non-judicial, but here in Florida, I have attorneys who file motions for us in cases like this. Most judges in our area will grant a motion to postpone based on a valid sales contract, etc ... Asking…"
Oct 14, 2013
Ed Smith commented on Jesus (Jesse) Gonzalez's blog post IAS - Integrated Asset Services LLC - BANKRUPT!
"I received their letter a week or so ago. It is bizarre .. Maybe they will file bk, maybe not? Unsecured creditors are screwed, plain and simple. I believe it is fraud to continue to assign work knowing that they had no intention/ability to pay.  "
Aug 5, 2013
Ed Smith replied to Vivian's discussion BPO COMPANIES THAT PAY AND SOME THAT DON'T - JULY 2013 REVISED
"We received a letter from an attorney claiming to represent IAS in their "wind-down process".  The letter states that they are trying to reorganize to avoid bankruptcy. The letter further states that they wish to: "achieve a result more favorable to…"
Jul 23, 2013
Ed Smith replied to Vivian's discussion BPO COMPANIES THAT PAY AND SOME THAT DON'T - JULY 2013 REVISED
"I get offers to perform "discount" BPO's every single day. I always respond with my minimum fee, depending upon the company requesting the service... Sometimes I get the order, sometimes I do not. If someone out there is willing to do BPO's for half…"
Jul 22, 2013
Ed Smith replied to Vivian's discussion BPO COMPANIES THAT PAY AND SOME THAT DON'T - JULY 2013 REVISED
"Thanks for sharing that article .... Embarrassingly, I admit to being owed quite a bit from IAS. No one there will respond to my emails and phone calls. "
Jul 20, 2013