Posted by linda/nj on 3/8/05 4:03pm
Msg #24389

Sign on the X

Good Bad? i cannot find in search. They are calling me back in 15 min. Thank you!

Reply by Joseph_CA on 3/8/05 4:07pm
Msg #24390

Its one of the worst I have read here in the Notary Rotary, probably you wont be paid or
run a big chance of not been paid. I wouldnt take any job from them.

Reply by linda/nj on 3/8/05 4:40pm
Msg #24400

Thank you for the input.

Reply by DavidCa on 3/8/05 8:22pm
Msg #24439

Run, don't answer the phone.

Reply by CaliNotary on 3/8/05 4:52pm
Msg #24406

I don't think you're using the search function correctly because I found several threads when I entered "sign on the X" as the keyword. It's an invaluable tool on this site, I'd definitely suggest you get more familiar with it and play with it until you figure it out. You sure as heck don't want to get stuck doing a signing for a hideous company like Sign on the X.

Reply by squad17 on 3/8/05 5:32pm
Msg #24417

Still waiting on payment from a loan that closed 12/21/04. I did get an email stating they were sorry but would take care off it ASAP. Of course last invoice included a late fee and notification that I would be contacting attorney on the next invoice. Will wait to see what happens.

Reply by linda on 3/8/05 5:48pm
Msg #24418

something is up. did the same search 3 times. third time doing the same thing finally brought up what I needed. thanks, linda.

Reply by Lauriec on 3/8/05 6:17pm
Msg #24419

I got a call from them tonite for a closing this evening. I didn't have one scheduled and was tempted to take it...for about a second! I have seen their name on every "no no" list out there and figured I'd save myself a lot of aggravation! Thanks again to the folks on the message boards!

Reply by jlynn mn on 3/8/05 6:40pm
Msg #24424

Took four months for them to pay me, that was after alot of phone calls to them.

Reply by Bob/New York on 3/8/05 7:30pm
Msg #24431

Run away as fast as you can.

Reply by Anonymous on 3/8/05 9:04pm
Msg #24441

Told them not to call me anymore for assignments. They pay the least and take months of calls to get payment. They do not pay when they tell you they will.

Reply by Joseph_CA on 3/8/05 9:12pm
Msg #24443

so what happened Linda did you take the assigment?

Its been more than fifteen minutes, did they call you back? It must be named:
"Sing in the X"

Reply by Linda/NJ on 3/9/05 9:00am
Msg #24500

Boy I hope I don't get jumped on for this one! Well, yes I did take it. BUT, I will tell you why; in the past I have read threads on one company that I do work for. Speedy Closings. I have to tell you, I have never had a problem with them. Yes, I know that they do not pay much, but what I do is keep their jobs very local so it works well for me. I have never had a problem with speedy closings. So when Sign on the X called I spoke in detail with the woman and I told her my hesitations because of what I have read about her company. I then also thought about Speedy. The bottom line is this, if I don't get paid the first time in a timely manner, shame on me. But, if I do and continue to work for them keep it local and use them as a filler. I'm ahead of the game. As I have read hear before, basically read EVERYTHING that is posted here and make your OWN assumptions. Which so far I have. Okay, I have had my second cup of coffee, so I'm ready for my lashing! Sincerely, Linda

Reply by ColleenCA on 3/9/05 9:06am
Msg #24502

You shouldn't worry about a "lashing". Like you said, everyone should make their own decisions about who they wish to work with. If it is working for you, then keep it up! Good luck.

Reply by Bonnie Glaubitz/Md on 3/9/05 7:08pm
Msg #24614

Good luck getting paid, I finally got a check this week for a signing in October, and yes everytime I called they were very nice........at this point I didn't care about nice, I just wanted to get paid. I'll never work for them again!!!!

Reply by CaliNotary on 3/9/05 9:10pm
Msg #24629

I understand your logic, but if that's the case why did you post your question in here in the first place? What's the point of asking if you were going to accept the signing no matter what we said?

There are a lot of companies that we should definitely use our own judgement on. IMO, Sign on the X is not one of them. They are probably the most universally reviled signing company I've seen on the notary boards. I wouldn't trust a word that comes out of their mouths.

Just as I don't need to actually experience being stabbed in the chest to know it's something that hurts, I also don't need to get screwed by Sign on the X to know how horribly they treat their notaries.

Reply by CarolynCO on 3/9/05 9:50pm
Msg #24635

Re: Why ask about the company in the first place ??

I am one of the first ones that *usually* tell a person not to put much stock in a no-no list. However, I also tell them that there are any number of reasons a SS can be on a no-no list, and that one person's trash can be another person's gold mine. My second however, is that I also tell a person that if a company appears over and over in negative posts, that something is usually seriously wrong, and a red flag should go up. By doing a search, numerous posts come up for this company. My third however, is that you have received several negative posts pertaining to the payment record/history in this one thread alone, and my fourth however, is that you have chosen to accept the signing anyway. My final and fifth however, is that I will choose to ignore your postings which will begin in probably a month stating that you haven't been paid and what can you do ... It's not like you haven't been warned.

Reply by Linda/NJ on 3/9/05 11:16pm
Msg #24647

Re: Why ask about the company in the first place ??

Because I really wanted to know what this board thought of this SS. Isn't that one of the reasons we have this board? To find out what we need to know whether to ask a question or to search the boards? Yes I did take the ONE job from them. But it wasn't until I read the thread on them and spoke with the company directly in detail concerning their problems. Hey, like I said, I may get ripped, but if I do, it will only be once. If I don't, well, I have another company that I do business with. I determine who I work for. I am very grateful for all the information I gather on Notary Rotary from some very knowledgeable people. But again I make my own decisions.

Reply by CaliNotary on 3/10/05 12:06am
Msg #24657

Re: Why ask about the company in the first place ??

" Yes I did take the ONE job from them. But it wasn't until I read the thread on them and spoke with the company directly in detail concerning their problems. "

If a company isn't ethical enough to pay the notaries that work for them, why on earth do you think that they'll be ethical enough not to lie directly to your face and tell you exactly what you want to hear just to get you to accept the signing?

And I still don't understand why you asked in the first place. We unanimously told you they sucked and you still took the job after hearing that. So why did you want to know what the board thought of the SS? What value was it to you in making your decision? I honestly want to know this because I absolutely cannot see the logic here.

I just can't understand how anyone could read the a thread with 100% negative responses about a company and somehow think that THEIR experience will be different than anyone else had. You concede that there are very knowledgeable people on Notary Rotary, but that's of no use to you if you're going to completely disregard our advice because you "make your own decisions".

I hope that when you're calling SOX again in 2 months looking for your payment that you won't be quite as foolish to accept what they're telling you at face value. Because your check won't have been mailed the first 10 or 20 times they tell you it will was.

Reply by Tess/ME on 3/10/05 8:51am
Msg #24708

Re: Why ask about the company in the first place ??

I did a closing for them late last year. Waited, waited, waited. No check. I tried calling 3 or 4 times & even kept track of the names of the people I spoke with. They promised they would check it out and call me back. Well, they never did. I contacted the Mortgage Co. & lo and behold received a call that very day from SOX. They "read me the riot act". I knew I would be getting my check, which I did within 2 days. So I promised them I would advise everyone on the Notary Boards that I did get paid. I think they know what their reputation is but they keep hoping for someone to come along that hasn't heard of them and is willing to take the chance. I won't do it again though.

Reply by Linda/NJ on 3/10/05 9:56am
Msg #24721

Re: Why ask about the company in the first place ??

Tess, thank you. I am really thinking about cancelling this one. Boy, am I getting reamed. There is a reason I want to do this one which is a little personal. But maybe it won' be worth the effort!

Reply by adam on 3/14/05 2:22pm
Msg #25388

Just got a call to do a closing from them. They said They would pay $45. I told them i'd do it for $100.00 there was a hesitation then the "i'd have to get approval for that. I'll call you back." If they do call back i think i may have to raise the price to $125.00. this is fun.

how is it that they stay in buisness? they have such a bad rep. I quess there are a lot of new notarys to the closing game and there happy to hear the phone ring.....

Reply by Sheila D. Anderson-Pitts on 3/18/05 1:45pm
Msg #26309

This is a horrible Co. to work for. They get amnesia when you call Account Payables to check on payment and they pay a minimum of 90 days after the signing is done. (if they pay you at all) !!!!