Universal Software Distributors is a business opportunity offered by it's president and sole proprietor, Wayne Menthen.
Through this business opportunity, you will buy and sell new hot selling CD-ROMS from companies such as Disney, Broderbund, and Sierra to name a few. For the meager sum of $12,000 Wayne will set you up as a dealer with 15 displays of hot selling software most of which is children's educational. You sell these CD-ROMS through various retail outlets on a consignment basis. These retail outlets will be high traffic locations such as supermarkets, drug stores, discount stores, and books and music stores just to name a few. The majority of the CD-ROMS will be priced at $20.00 each. The store will receive a 30% commission leaving you with $14.00. You then purchase more CD-ROMS at an average price of $5.75. This leaves you with a net profit of about $8.00.
Unfortunately, this is all a total con that Wayne Menthen advertises on his web site as well as various franchise web sites throughout the Internet. The fact is that Menthen deals in old close out software. For the most part this software will bring between $8.00 and $12.00. There are a few titles that might bring as much as $15.00. And even at these prices it is extremely slow selling since most people have little interest in old software. After paying the store owner his commission, you are left with virtually no profit. To make matters worse, the high traffic locations that Menthen advertises do not exist for this type of consignment. The locator that he recommends ends up placing the displays in hole-in-the-wall convenience stores. At $150.00 per location, this is yet another ripoff.
Wayne Menthen advertises on many of the franchise sites that his company has contracted with some of the top ranked software manufactures in the world which allows them to offer a competitive edge to their distributors. This statement is an out right lie. Menthen has nothing to do with any software manufactures. His relationships are with various software wholesalers around the country that deal in old software. He would also tell you that only by going through him do you get the best prices on the software. Once again this is a lie. Anyone with money can call one these wholesalers and order old software dirt cheap. The prices are the same for everyone. Bottom line is that anyone can start up a this type of business at a fraction of the cost that Menthen charges. It is my hope that this report will prevent anyone from being drawn into one of the biggest most expensive ripoffs on the Internet.
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