Misty
Watertown,#2Consumer Comment
Sat, June 25, 2005
Sean Minor is the guy I have been speaking with as well. He just asked for more money today, and when I told him I didn't have 10K sitting in my pocket to send to him, he got upset. Basically said I knew this was going to happen and I never told him I couldn't afford it. He was pretty defensive and upset . . . which is why I started doing some more research tonite. Guess I got my answer!!! Oh, I questioned those 10 people in the beginning, too. He basically said that number would never change because then everyone would expect to make money. WHATEVER!!!
Michelle
KIHEI,#3Author of original report
Tue, April 26, 2005
I apologize for not posting this earlier. With a week off during Spring Break and trying to catch up from it, I totally forgot. The sales rep, "Sean Miner" called me weeks after my "missed phone appointment" and a week after he sent me a letter telling me that my missing the appointment showed my lack of interest so he will wait for me to call him. When I mentioned I was surprised to hear from him after the letter he sent, he sounded taken aback like he didn't know anything about the letter. Our conversation started off with only him talking. He talked about how he and his team have been discussing my idea and that they felt it was not only useful for one type of person, but several others. The others he mentioned were the same I included in my original submission so he was not impressing me much. He had a lot to say so I let him :-) He talked about how we needed to move forward to the next step and get my contract signed and returned. That was when things got interesting. Clearly, I was not planning to sign anything, but I wanted to see how he would handle our conversation. He was doing such a nice job at talking. Why not? I told him that I did finally have a chance to review the contract and that it raised a few concerns that I felt uncomfortable about. His tone completely changed from being pumped up and enthusiastic to being defensive. He even raised his voice a couple of times. I intentionally kept emotion out of our conversation which seemed to only incit more emotion on his part. Then, before I had even asked the specific questions about the contract, he suggested that I send him a postage-paid self addressed envelope and he would promptly return all my information. I told him I would be happy to and he abruptly hung up. Hmmm.... So, I wrote a letter to "Sean Miner" with a SASE and informed him that I found his behavior rather suspect and that I feel relieved to NOT be doing business with Davison especially after that last phone conversation. I received my "paperwork" a week later. Now, the real question is: will I see my invention in major markets in the next 6 months? I hope not as I detest lawyers and the need for them. I haven't had any positive experiences with lawyers. They make nice friends, but lousy business contacts.