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From: "Susan Budensiek" <>
Subject: Re: His prices are insane!
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1998 05:38:30 -0500


Hello All.
I make it a practice to not respond to the various conversations that take
place on the several lists I am on, mostly because I don't have time to even
read the ones not about my interests, but in this case I must put in a word
for Vidar and Steinar. Vidar has done research for me at the National
Archives in Oslo and I am extremely pleased with the results! For what he
found in the records, I got a bargain! I also wrote to Steinar and asked him
what church books he has access to and it is his local area around Nes. They
are two different people with access to two different sets of records. In
defense of both of them I can say this: I have a few resources on hand that
I can and do look things up in for free; I also do genealogical research for
others which requires travel and/or other expenses which I must charge the
customer for. I would gladly do that research for free if I could afford to,
but like most of us, I can't. I am sure both Vidar and Steinar are in the
same situation.
Happy Ancestor hunting to you all!
Susan
-----Original Message-----
From: Holum <>
To: '' <>
Date: Wednesday, April 01, 1998 2:46 PM
Subject: His prices are insane!

>Hello
>I hope I am entiteld to a defnce.
>Thank you all for your advertising It gave me the hint to look closer at my
>calculations.
>After paying alot of money myself for certificates and research in
>Australia, Canada England, Scotland and Germany I hade to balance det
>budget a bit.
>The boss, my wife started to ask about "all the fat" cheques with strange
>destignation's.
>I did the same for free, as I paid alot for in other contries.
>I still think I do alot for free in adition to the info. you find on my
>hompage.
>
>Her you have the cost and time use for my last client:
>All I had to og on was a correct first name and birth date in all of Oslo,
>a marriage in Oslo + wrong last name and marriage date.
>
>Parking downdown City archive NOK 26.-
>Tollroad 3 X 12.- NOK 36.-
>Copy at City arckive NOK 2.-
>Copy at National archive NOK 40.-
>Gasoline 3 x 12 km a NOK 1.- NOK 36.-
>Postage to USA NOK 10.-
>Total NOK 150.-
>Time 3 + 3 + 3 = 12
>pr. hour NOK 7,50 NOK 90.-
>
>Grand total NOK 240.-
>
>NOK 6.- = 1$ 40$ = NOK 240.-
>
>+ phone cost for search/mail etc. on Internet
>
>Don't tell my wife this, 1 $ per hour. I my be slow, but it has to be
>correct info.
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>I find this to be a very high price. There is not ok to charge som much for
>the small help.
>I do also write down from the local church book here all. But this is to
>myself first of all. If I can help someone the fee is for the copy and the
>stamp.
>
>I find that to be a better offer. To make $20 it is 1.5 hour work in a job
>- $40 is redicilous price.
>
>Only my opinion.
>Steinar
>
>

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