QUOTE(Xaser_3 @ Aug 1 2018, 11:02 AM)
Because it is MLM, based on pyramid model/scheme, always need to recruite and replenish the base to make sure it doesn't collapse. The newcomers will be the one's who will be feeding the top of the pyramid, the upline. So if you are one of those who joined early, you will be on the top of the pyramid, and make easy money from the downlines.
Indeed, and if you join late and stay at bottom level, actually you are just work hard for all your upline and YOU HAVE NO CHANCE to overcome them.
Actually, until now i still wouldn't judge MLM is a scam. It's just a business modal that manufacturer no willing spend huge advertisement fee and lose their profit in traditional business chain. And alot of other industry also run in similar modal like insurance agent/property agent etc.
But the problem of MLM is it would be natural Camouflage of scam due to the business modal structure was highly similar with pyramid scheme.
So to judge the MLM is a scam or not, i think can be judge in these few point:-
1. Do the product really effective, or just some "bullshit" to cover something?
2. Do the product have reasonable price(it will still mark up but in acceptable range) or ridiculous marked up 100%/200%/300%?
3. Do the company have complete and workable retail system or just focus on recruitment to sold the "distributor membership"
4. Do the membership fee reasonable(normally a legit MLM member fee won't more then RM200~300) or highly expensive membership fee.
5. Do the MLM company guiding their member up their rank step by step(by retailing) or always persude/psycho member put a big capital to buy a higher ranking.
6. Do the MLM company have easy, secured refund policy or have no refund policy/have refund policy but the process is extremely complicated and insecure.