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December 21, 2004
Confirmed: Land Does Oasis
By QBlog in
This is a repost (from memory) of a blog entry I published this Tuesday. The original entry was lost when a backup database replaced the existing database. The original database became corrupted when some punk hacked the Quixtar BLOG Forum this Monday.
- QBlog - Dec. 23
I recently recently received some information confirming that Quixtar Diamond Joe Land is building a non-Quixtar MLM business. The information comes from members of Land's downline who claim that he is participating in an MLM called Oasis Life Sciences. Such claims are consistent with this blog's November report about the apparent involvement of Land's wife (Lynn Land) in the same business.
Additionally, this information arrives on the heels of the recent announcement detailing the restructuring of Land's tool business (AllianceNet Solutions). There's a definite sense that "something" is happening in the Land Line of Sponsorship though what that "something" might be is up for speculation.
Speculation
I've listed the facts that I know about Joe Land and his tool business. Now I will inject a bit of speculation. This is based only on my opinions so take that for whatever it's worth.
I believe Land is planning to exit Quixtar. This secondary MLM (Oasis) is a huge step in that direction. It will allow him, and any of his downline that choos to follow him, to smoothly jump from Quixtar directly into another MLM with minimal disruption of the revenue stream. I believe he wants to jump for two primary reasons:
- He isn't making as much money in Quixtar (including his tool business) as he'd hoped to make and sees that revenue stream decreasing annually.
- He wants to move to an "obscure" MLM that doesn't have the same baggage as Quixtar and Amway.
I could be wrong. As I said, I'm only speculating. But Land does appear to be violating Quixtar's Rule 6.5 (which basically says don't operate a competing MLM while you're an IBO) and even if he doesn't plan to jump from Quixtar, the corporation may be forced to remove him if he continues to violate their rules.
The most interesting aspect of this whole situation is how the other Quixtar tool businesses will react to this news. What will people like Orrin Woodward, Fred Harteis, Jody Victor and others say if Joe Land leaves Quixtar? Will they even allow such a move? I don't know but it will be fun to watch and even more fun to speculate about how all this will shape up.
More Info about Oasis LifeSciences
Comments
Dave S wrote,
"I wonder whether Joe will challenge rule enhancements in court if it comes to pass?"
I doubt it'd make it to court - "Binding arbitration".
QBlog,
If your speculation is true, think about the mess that leaves behind for the upline that will absorb the Land organization. I bet they are already starting to scramble with the tool revision as it is but unless Pratt or Foley plans similar changes, life could get complicated on up to the pope of tools.
Further, what does this do to the surviving downline? Expensive tool system, then low cost tools? What may be next? Back to expensive tools?
Lastly, Joe states (my intrepretation) that the changes for the tools was driven by his desire to be above reproach and to take the moral high road. This reform is an implied admission of the core tool system concept as a questionable revenue source. This would appear to set the stage for Quixtar to fire just another rogue diamond. I wonder whether Joe will challenge rule enhancements in court if it comes to pass?
Posted by: Dave S | December 23, 2004 10:12 PM