Is there a Quixtar Scam, or is it a Genuine Business Opportunity?

Many people believe there is a Quixtar scam. Quixtarcommunication andword of mouth advertising.
is a MLMbusiness which some people think is a scamAccording to Quixtar, the averagemonthly gross
by the way theyoperate, however, once you knowincome for an "active" IBO is $115 (or $1,380annually).
how the business works,you will know if it is a scamOut of all the distributors, only 0.82% qualifies asa
or not. Find out before yousign up.direct-level distributor.
Quixtar is part of the Alticor group of companies andThis means that 99.18% of all distributors do not
wasfounded by the DeVos and Van Andel families. Inqualify as a
the 1950's RichDirect-level distributor. If you are earning $70 per
DeVos and and Jay Van Andel were sales reps for amonth youare in the top 11% of earners at Amway
company called& Quixtar. The Direct
Nutrilite.Distributor or the sponsoring distributor will buy back
They wanted a better sales and marketing plan andanyunused marketable products from a distributor
so createdwhose inventory isnot moving or who wishes to
Amway. Quixtar was founded in 1999 to combine theleave the business.
best aspectsof Amway with the power of theAmway enforces the buy¬back rule. To ensure
internet. Now Quixtar Norththat distributors donot attempt to secure the
America is becoming Amway Global. performance bonus solely on the basisof purchases,
In North America you can only join Quixtar throughAmway requires that to receive a
the referralof an already established member knownperformancebonus, distributors must resell at least
as an IBO (Independent70% of the productsthey have purchased each
Business Owner). Quixtar operates by allowing everymonth. The 'ten customer rule' providesthat
IBO accessto selling Quixtar products through theirdistributors may not receive a performance bonus
website.  As an IBOyou are encouraged to purchaseunlessthey prove a sale to each of ten different
as many Quixtar products as youcan as well asretail customersduring each month. 
simultaneously recruiting more IBOs.If you read many of the postings on the internet
Quixtar's exclusive brands include: Nutrilite - vitamin,under Quixtar
mineraland nutritional supplements, Artistry - skin careScam, you will see a lot of discussion about the
and colorcosmetics, and More - from XS sportsrecruitmentmeetings and that questions were not
nutrition and eSpring waterpurifiers.being answered at thesemeetings and so the feeling
The system works so that your referrer gets awas they were being mislead and soit was a scam.
percentage or acommission from the products youAs you know from some of the information above,
purchase from Quixtar.the name of thegame is recruiting.
Similarly you will get a commission from theTo summarize, the Quixtar scam appears to have
purchases by allyour IBOs. got its name fromthe way some representatives go
According to Quixtar, your commission percentageabout the job of recruitingother people to form their
depends on yourdownline. The actual businessopportunity is not a
IBO level within the company. So, in theory, the morescam, however it is a commission onlybusiness, so
people yourecruit the higher your level gets and theyour rewards will be directly linked to yourefforts.
more commission youget.Selling on a commission basis with no base salary is
Quixtar's sales method is based on one-on-onenot foreveryone!