Posted by Lawrence Goodwin on 12/13/04 10:19am
Msg #13414

A $25.00 Notary??

An SS called for a Refi 65 miles south of me (Lexington, OK) I told them my fee and I swear I could hear her fall off her chair. She advised me that she has a notary in OKC available for $25.00, and that she called me first because I was closer. I told her to call that notary. Please tell me none of my fellow notaries in Oklahoma are doing signings for $25.00

Reply by Susie/OH on 12/13/04 10:23am
Msg #13415

I may be new, but I am not stupid.

Reply by Lawrence Goodwin on 12/13/04 10:31am
Msg #13419

If the SS actually does have a 25.00 notary, then STUPID is not the word here. would you not agree.

Reply by Lawrence Goodwin on 12/13/04 10:35am
Msg #13421

Looks like I'am on my way to that signing. Her $25.00 notary was unavailable, go figure.

Reply by Susie/OH on 12/13/04 10:38am
Msg #13424

Good for you. Signing agents can only cut their own throats. Like any other business you have to know your compitetion.

Reply by Lawrence Goodwin on 12/13/04 10:48am
Msg #13426

I'am not afraid of compitetion, it keeps me marketing myself and I've been in the RE & ML business a long time. I'ts MHO that the SS lady was trying to blow smoke up my tail pipe, but I'll be be smoking all the way south. he he

Reply by Ted_MI on 12/13/04 3:29pm
Msg #13455

Lawrence,

I take it you charged her more than $25 bucks!! *S*

Reply by CarolynCO on 12/13/04 7:30pm
Msg #13466

I hope you're not taking the signing for $25.00.

Reply by Susie/OH on 12/13/04 10:36am
Msg #13423

If a signing agent is willing to do a signing for $25 to benefit a Signing Service they are not to bright. The signing service will take advantage of them in every way I beleive.

Reply by Happy in Fl on 12/13/04 4:50pm
Msg #13462

This must be the same S/S that complained to 50 State Notary because they could not be Listed on their Site--- Gotta give credit where credit is due-- They were told" it was an insult to ALL Mobile Notaries to offer a $25 Fee-" and refused their request for Listing... A person gotta be "real desperate" to even consider a fee like that.. !!

Well- I thought I had heard just about everything..! Whats next? Umm?

Reply by chris_OK on 12/13/04 10:12pm
Msg #13492

Hmmm, maybe that is where all of my signings are going??? lol, I just threw out a signup packet b/c they only pay $40.....

Reply by CaliNotary on 12/13/04 11:35pm
Msg #13509

Well, we did have somebody post in here a few days ago who said he wouldn't be so "petty" as to charge people for notary services. Maybe the signing services will start trying to pay us in goodwill next?

Reply by Happy in Fl on 12/14/04 5:42am
Msg #13530

Or "Bring Back the GREEN STAMPS"!

Reply by Lawrence Goodwin on 12/14/04 9:56am
Msg #13542

Update: 25.00 Notary

FYI
Did the signing for a LOT MORE then $25.00. I wont name the SS, but it was a mobile home Refi if that tells you anything. As for the 25.00 notary, in the SS's dreams. Chris, what part of OK are you in, I had to turn down a signing last night as it conflicted with the signing time for the other. Perhaps I can refer them to you the next time.

Reply by chris_ok on 12/14/04 5:41pm
Msg #13630

Re: Update: 25.00 Notary

Hi Lawrence, I am in Tulsa (Broken Arrow actually) lol, I had a mobile home refi recently... they had about 20 stray dogs hanging around and a picture of GWB pasted on a scarecrow for target practice (their 12 year old went outside to shoot his shotgun while I was there) lol, you never know what you are driving to!