Apex Merchant Group Confirmed distance maximum of 30 miles with at least 4 individuals before getting my 1st lead 50 miles away Plano, Texas

    You are right, 30 miles from your zip code - not your home, which in my case, was therefore approx 47 miles, not the 30  max - and a difference of over 50% than promised . .... I stopped ALL correspondence right then & there, choosing not to spend any of MY resources (time,gas,energy,etc.) and , in fact, never went to the 1st call, as well. As far as their FTC problems are concerned, those are very real problems especially when you consider people like Madoff operated for several years before he "turned himself in" because, otherwise, he would have been killed immediately by a not so "legal" loser w/ "connections". The slap on the wrist for  questionable derivative trading, sub-prime mortgage fraud, etc . ... also indicates how bad these APEX badboys were & are. And then there's the S & P . . ....

      An independent contractor in sales these days needs to ask a lot of pertinent questions, not too many where they won't give you a job, but enough to realize a company's integrity especially w/respect to payroll, charge backs, and timelines. 

     I have another constant business aand therefore can invest some amount of my resources towards a "legitimate" sales job. I will not stand for BS like thse guys perpetrate for even 1 day. They are a waste of all your time, gas, energy, but especially, dignity.

Just out of sheer curiosity, I called this company about becoming a rep. I asked several times about the promise of appointments within 30 miles of my home  . It was clarified thrice that appointments were set within 30 miles of my zip code.  So, I had them send me an email offer and it states clearly, pre-set appointments with 30 miles of zipcode.
I'd like to know the details of the FTC sanction. That's a huge sanction! FTC doesn't levy that kind of fine without something being terribly wrong.
The practice of non-payment of commission if a rep. leaves the company is pretty standard stuff and usually all residuals are also forfeited as well. If a stock option is included, that's usually purchased at set intervals and any purchases prior to the termination date are secure. (In general)
I think a part of the problem is sometimes that an unemployed person is, indeed, desperate and driving 50 miles is a problem. But, how would this same person drive to work for two or three weeks until the first check comes in if in such serious financial condition, unless he/she was just lucky enough to get a job right around the corner. Even bus fare for 2 or 3 weeks would be more than gasoline for 20 additional miles. This economy sucks, no doubt!