Gerald, Thought this might be quite interesting to some or even one your Geneaological Members--or even you, for that matter :). Shannah ----- Original Message ----- From: <Gliggyam@aol.com> To: <IRELAND-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 2:36 PM Subject: [IRL-CEMETERIES] (no subject) > Hello to all, > > Below you will see a message that I received from another person in regard > to my circumstance of paying a researcher and getting nothing in return. > I followed her advice and filed a complaint.Read on,it is very enlightening. > And many thanks to all that sent messages in regard to my dilemma. > > Denise............Original Message Below > > X-Message: #17 > Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 12:59:06 -0700 (PDT) > From: Joy Rich <joyrichny@yahoo.com> > To: NYBROOKLYN-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <20050514195907.54261.qmail@web52103.mail.yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [Bklyn] Slightly Off-Topic--Paying for a Researcher > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > This kind of situation makes reputable professional genealogists cringe. > > Professional genealogists have a "trade" organization, the Association of > Professional Genealogists. http://www.apgen.org/ APG has over 1500 members. If > any of its members are in violation of its Code of Ethics, published at > http://www.apgen.org/ethics/CodeofEthicsBrochure.pdf, APG wants to be told about > it. > > Contact information for filing a complaint is at > http://apgen.org/contacts/index.html. > > Denise, if the person you did business with is a member of APG, I encourage > you to let APG know. If the person isn't an APG member, I encourage you to > notify the Better Business Bureau, as you mentioned. > > Joy Rich > Member, APG > > Gliggyam@aol.com wrote: > Hi All, > While not wanting (as they say) to bash anyone I'd like to make a couple > of comments in regard to paying someone to do research for you. > Recently I had the experience of contacting a person on one of the lists > that stated they search the Albany Archives on a regular basis. I inquired > of > the fee and the costs of certificates. Being on a limited income due to > disability I agreed to the amount. The person also agreed to allow me to pay > the > next month for the second certificate I had asked for. > To make this long story short. I got no certificates. They had excuse > after excuse. They even had different numbers on the certificate for > reference in > all of my e-mails. > Now I'm mad, leary and embarrassed all at the same time as well as being > out $75. Mad as heck because someone took advantage of my trust in people, > Leary of ever trying to pay a researcher again and embarrassed that I don't > or > didn't have the common sense to check out possibly the Better Business > Bureau. > I have since found a way to check the validity of an address.Zaba Search. > Com is great. If I had known sooner I would have seen that this person was > listed under their correct name but various middle initials all at the same > address.However,they used a post office box in the same zip-code as their > regular mailing address. > Anyway, be careful. Check out their credentials if possible. By all > means, do the legwork yourself if you can.Where I am, the FHC is over an > hour > away, no buses, no taxis, have to go down the mountain.(I'm not in the > states. > So, to the people that get pleasure of ripping other people off in our > genealogical searches? Shame on you!!! It's people like you that cause much > undue grief for others. > I'm going to send this to all of the lists that I belong to. If one > person is saved the aggravation that I've had then that will make me feel > somewhat better. > > Regards to all from a fellow searcher > > > > > ==== IRELAND-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > REMEMBER ~ Never open an attachment until you are absolutely positive it is safe to do so. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >