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One scam/scheme not mentioned in the article is calling the phone number on the sticker of the vendor that installed your opener. Those are very valuable advert
by Scoundreller 3y ago
One scam/scheme not mentioned in the article is calling the phone number on the sticker of the vendor that installed your opener. Those are very valuable advertisement slots. Call anyone but them. There's not a ton of specialization in residential garage door systems.
- stavros 3y agoCan you clarify a bit? Why are they valuable ad slots? Why wouldn't I call the vendor that installed my opener to repair it?
- lolinder 3y agoPresumably because when they see the sticker they'll know that you called them without shopping around, so they'll quote you something ridiculous and bank on you not realizing you could easily get a second opinion.
- stavros 3y agoAh, the vendor doesn't run a generic repair shop? This makes sense if the only people that will call the vendor for a repair are the people who had the vendor install the thing in the first place.
- Scoundreller 3y agoIt's often the builder's contractor. Years/decades down the line, that phone number is worth $$$.
- lolinder 3y agoThey don't have to know the sticker is there while on the phone, only by the time they give you the quote. Once they show up at the house to diagnose the problem they'll be able to see the sticker or not. To be clear, this is just me speculating about how such a scam would run, I've never seen it or heard of it.