In 1996-1998 Robbie Bray was a one-man show calling himself "Ultimate Image". Originally a car salesman from Los Angeles, he later abandoned his wife and three kids in (last known to live in Colorado) and married his girlfriend after they had conceived their second child. They have since divorced.
He was in Sacramento, CA when I met him through the aforementioned girlfriend, and stupid me, I saw a man who knew how to make money and went to work marketing his program to auto dealers, teaching their salesmen how to increase sales and best use the telephone.in all fairness, his program techniques aren't bad, even though none of them are original ideas.
However, after I landed a juicy contract with President Craig McLaughlin of McLaughlin Ford Mercury in Auburn, CA (now Maita Ford Mercury), I recieved $3,000 of my commission, with the promise of the other 50% when the contract was complete. Bray sabotaged the account by failing to deliver.
Robbie Bray got a little money, went chasing new accounts and romancing his girlfriend (one kid born already), visiting his estranged wife and kids, buying expensive wine and dinners, and spread himself too thin to deliver as promised. Consequently he was thrown off the job. I don't know if McLaughlin ever sued him. I suspect the contract was so vaguely written as to make that very difficult.
My last web search for Bray found him at Champion Dodge in Greeley, CO. It's likely the dealership was duped by him and he's since moved on. I will gladly retract this complaint if Robbie Bray pays me the $3,000 he owes me by the end of 2004 (and I'll even waive interest!)
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