Law professor Daniel Ravicher says Herbalife's (HLF) business partners, eBay (EBAY), FedEx...

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Ron Reed Comments (196)
 
This is news? I thought we all agreed to this months ago...
5 Feb, 02:22 PM Reply Like

Rbbrooke Comments (42)
 
Any one that states that HFL pays out more to recruit new reps than for product sales is so blatantly bias as to be liable for fraud.
HFL does not pay to recruit. HFL just like 2000 other MLM companies pays 40-50% of revenue on THE SALES to sales leaders as an incentive to build the sales force to begin with.
Do your homework before posting fraudulent opinions as facts.
5 Feb, 02:28 PM Reply Like

Ron Reed Comments (196)
 
Spoken like the base of a pyramid
5 Feb, 02:33 PM Reply Like

axd07 Comments (25)
 
I don't understand how this HLF business is legal!? There is no difference between HLF and Bernie Madoff, except one sold a service and HLF sell (some goods) but mostly sells fake dreams.
5 Feb, 02:39 PM Reply Like

baole1985 Comment (1)
 
agree
5 Feb, 05:53 PM Reply Like

fvroach Comment (1)
 
Losing 35lbs and reducing my cholesterol from 228 to 171 is a not a "fake dream". The products are great. Building a sales team is hard. Most do not make because most do not have what it takes to run a business. You sell the product; you present an opportunity. 1000 conversations > 200 prospects > 50 resellers > 5 team members.
5 Feb, 05:59 PM Reply Like

axd07 Comments (25)
 
it is a fake dream of getting reach, you can just buy another product for half the cost and get the same results. Instead you pay more because you have to maintain the pyramid...even HLF is telling you they are in the bussines of selling you a business opportunity (!) not some kind of health product...
5 Feb, 06:37 PM Reply Like

lucagrs Comments (64)
 
If you want an unbiased opinion (fat chance), you should look at this:
http://bit.ly/WN2C3g
5 Feb, 04:51 PM Reply Like

erikbullock Comment (1)
 
im short and intend on staying that way. willing to lose my whole position because herbalife is a pyramid scheme. if my position goes to $0 I guess I will have to admit im wrong, but thus far I am in good shape. Wish that 13 point drop yesterday would've held though.
5 Feb, 05:53 PM Reply Like

C2KBlast Comments (7)
 
Selling a product is indeed the difference. That will be the scope of any possible investigations. Also, although your 'dream' point is not relevant to whether HLF is a pyramid or not, selling dreams is what advertising and the free market are about. Ask any salesperson, no matter what the product. No one sells the side effects.
5 Feb, 05:54 PM Reply Like

axd07 Comments (25)
 
its actually very relevant, if they make more money from selling dreams then from selling products, that is the definition of a pyramind scheme.
Most 'distributors' buy the HLF product for their own consumption, and a many buy and throw them away just to continue getting a commission...that's not product retail, that's a pyramid scheme. I have to say it's very interesting how it's setup, it's a very complex scheme, stil a pyramind scheme...
5 Feb, 06:34 PM Reply Like

GNPOWER Comments (2)
 
In this company when you get to buy at 50% off(highest level of discount) you only get paid "differences" from the people that are below you. You can buy all the products you want and you won't get paid a penny or any differences or commissions. So buying just to throw away to get paid wouldn't be that smart. Lets get facts straight. Recruiting fee goes straight to the company and nothing to distributors...
6 Feb, 03:45 AM Reply Like

axd07 Comments (25)
 
that's just not true...my neighbor has to spend about 1.000 every quarter to make sure that his 1.300 -1.400 commision comes...he gets all this product that he has no intention of selling (nor he has any buyers)...that's a pyramid scheme... he even tried to have HLF not even ship the products to him so he doesn't pay the shipping (huge shiping fees btw) but that didn't work lol, they want to chash on those shipping charges...
6 Feb, 04:53 PM Reply Like