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Old 31 July 2009, 01:00 PM   #1
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AD salesperson's salary

How much do you think an AD salesperson makes annually? Assuming they are pretty good and sell decent to medium sales monthly? Any current salespeople that would like to chime in?
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Old 31 July 2009, 01:16 PM   #2
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It's none of my business.

But, if asked to speculate what a wishy-washy rep makes overall dealing with all products, $35K/year.

Top rep who knows their stuff, has passion, $70K~$110K/year [and probably doesn't need it].
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Old 31 July 2009, 02:04 PM   #3
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I would guess an average store sales rep AD would make $30-60K.
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Old 31 July 2009, 02:05 PM   #4
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It's none of my business.

But, if asked to speculate what a wishy-washy rep makes overall dealing with all products, $35K/year.

Top rep who knows their stuff, has passion, $70K~$110K/year [and probably doesn't need it].
so i guess most of the AD's here in florida makes under $35k
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Old 31 July 2009, 02:07 PM   #5
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so i guess most of the AD's here in florida makes under $35k
Do the alligators eat most of the profit in Florida?


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Old 31 July 2009, 02:08 PM   #6
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Do the alligators eat most of the profit in Florida?


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hahahaah actually allan they do....they make straps and bags out of them hahahaha
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Old 31 July 2009, 02:24 PM   #7
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Do the alligators eat most of the profit in Florida?


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Nice one Allan.....

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Old 1 August 2009, 01:21 PM   #8
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And the hours suck. They'd be better off working in an office ...

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so i guess most of the AD's here in florida makes under $35k
Monday thru Friday, 9 to 5 ish, w/weekends & holidays off, for thirty grand and not have to bust a nut doing so.
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Old 31 July 2009, 02:26 PM   #9
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Don't know, what we do know is the mark up on Rolex is 40% so even if you get a 20% discount 20% profit per watch is not too bad. In this market where Rolex watches sit some ADs sell one watch a day or less.
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Old 31 July 2009, 02:50 PM   #10
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I don't think this is easy to calculate and here's why . . . To begin with, most ADs sell jewelry, not simply Rolexes. Therefore, Rolex sales comprise only a part of one's salary. No doubt as with other sales, certain times of the year - and I'm thinking of the holiday season - tend to be lucrative. But in sharp contrast, we need only look at the current economy. Many people simply don't have the financial wherewithal to make purchases today. IMO, you simply don't have enough data to intelligently guess at an answer. Even if you know the typical markup in a good economy, you don't know how much watches are reduced at a given AD. Moreover, an owner would make more than his or her employees, etc., location is yet another variable. Sorry, too many unknowns.
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Old 31 July 2009, 05:45 PM   #11
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This one's easy and would be based on some elementary math!!

The salary would be inversely proportional to the depth of the cleavage.

The lower the cleavage, the higher the salary.......and vice versa!!
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Old 31 July 2009, 06:04 PM   #12
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This one's easy and would be based on some elementary math!!

The salary would be inversely proportional to the depth of the cleavage.

The lower the cleavage, the higher the salary.......and vice versa!!
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Old 31 July 2009, 08:16 PM   #13
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This one's easy and would be based on some elementary math!!

The salary would be inversely proportional to the depth of the cleavage.

The lower the cleavage, the higher the salary.......and vice versa!!
trust you to put your finger on the answer
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Old 1 August 2009, 12:28 AM   #14
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This one's easy and would be based on some elementary math!!

The salary would be inversely proportional to the depth of the cleavage.

The lower the cleavage, the higher the salary.......and vice versa!!
Do you need the 'Mammograph' to calculate this? If not can I use it anyway?
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Old 1 August 2009, 12:32 AM   #15
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This one's easy and would be based on some elementary math!!

The salary would be inversely proportional to the depth of the cleavage.

The lower the cleavage, the higher the salary.......and vice versa!!
SHEESH! JJ, you made me realize I missed a valuable experience in buying my Rolex, I bought it from a guy - no cleavage - yikes.
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Old 1 August 2009, 01:26 AM   #16
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SHEESH! JJ, you made me realize I missed a valuable experience in buying my Rolex, I bought it from a guy - no cleavage - yikes.
Sounds like you need to visit your local AD today!!


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Old 1 August 2009, 01:27 AM   #17
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This one's easy and would be based on some elementary math!!

The salary would be inversely proportional to the depth of the cleavage.

The lower the cleavage, the higher the salary.......and vice versa!!
No WONDER I paid so much!!!!
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Old 1 August 2009, 01:29 AM   #18
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No WONDER I paid so much!!!!
I always like seeing that picture since it is so very nice!!


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I always like seeing that picture since it is so very nice!!


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Thanks Allan, I always enjoy looking at it too... a very special day in my life
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Old 1 August 2009, 04:09 AM   #20
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This one's easy and would be based on some elementary math!!

The salary would be inversely proportional to the depth of the cleavage.

The lower the cleavage, the higher the salary.......and vice versa!!
I think that is the case in any and all sales positions!!!
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Old 1 August 2009, 06:49 AM   #21
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This one's easy and would be based on some elementary math!!

The salary would be inversely proportional to the depth of the cleavage.

The lower the cleavage, the higher the salary.......and vice versa!!
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I don't think this is easy to calculate and here's why . . . To begin with, most ADs sell jewelry, not simply Rolexes. Therefore, Rolex sales comprise only a part of one's salary. No doubt as with other sales, certain times of the year - and I'm thinking of the holiday season - tend to be lucrative. But in sharp contrast, we need only look at the current economy. Many people simply don't have the financial wherewithal to make purchases today. IMO, you simply don't have enough data to intelligently guess at an answer. Even if you know the typical markup in a good economy, you don't know how much watches are reduced at a given AD. Moreover, an owner would make more than his or her employees, etc., location is yet another variable. Sorry, too many unknowns.

This makes a lot of sense and if i may add, that if an item being a watch or whatever has a 40 or even 50 % markup that translates to a gross profit of that amount not a net. the actual net comes at the end of more expenses and may only be 10 or 20 %
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This makes a lot of sense and if i may add, that if an item being a watch or whatever has a 40 or even 50 % markup that translates to a gross profit of that amount not a net. the actual net comes at the end of more expenses and may only be 10 or 20 %
Probably more like 2 or 3%.
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I would imagine that an AD salesperson would make a fairly decent salary ($35-$50,000 or maybe even higher).
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