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Assembling Crafts from Home

You see a job offer for "Home Based Assembly" to perform sewing or crafting work from home. The job might require that you make baby clothes, jewelry, Christmas ornaments, small toys or plastic signs and claims to pay you $30 per hour.

The Bad News: Many programs often require you to invest hundreds of dollars in equipment or supplies or many hours of time to produce goods for a company who has promised to buy them. For example, you might be required to buy a "special" sewing machine, or specific materials required to make the crafts. You're not allowed to buy the materials yourself. To insure quality and uniformity of the product, you must use the provided materials, according to the scammer. After you send in your fee you will receive barely legible instructions and materials far inferior to what you could have purchased on your own.

After you purchase the supplies or equipment and perform the required tasks, the company will not pay you for your efforts. Many consumers, for example, have encountered companies that refuse to pay for their work because it did not meet "quality standards." Unfortunately, much of your work may not be "up to standard." Thus you are left with relatively expensive equipment and supplies, and no income.

The Good News:  If a company is offering you a very clear written product standard and has a refund policy, paying a small fee is perfectly okay. They need to make sure you're serious before they start mailing you materials.  Research each company's fine print very carefully. I personally have bought a list or two and have gotten involved with some craft assembling companies.  Don't ask me their names, I've completely forgotten, but I did get paid to pour candles and the money wasn't bad at all.