2nd best is good enough for me

Second best, I am changing my name to Avis! Funny post from a true friend that I would take a bullet for. I was actually discussing my premise for this blog with a prominent Bondsman and Bail Enforcement Agent. We share the same opinion that there are very qualified and experienced Bail Enforcement Agents in burgs all over this country. In this business, a Bondsman will keep his treasure a secret. The BEA that keeps him afloat can do the same for his competition. It is difficult for the young BEA to comprehend that he can't get a recommendation from the guy he just picked up a 50K for, since it might help a competitor stay afloat.

Nothing will take the wind out of your sales faster than the feeling of having to beg for your money after an extensive and expensive investigation. Part of what we do is the bonus of the "reverence" that is showered upon us after a successful hunt. Accomplishing something that others tried and failed at is an awesome feeling and very addictive. When your client is almost crying because he doesn't have to pay that big bond due tomorrow, it makes you feel so proud. When they try to re-negotiate because they "Never got all of the money on that guy anyway", you want to throw up.

Funnier, is when a bond agency with an "In-House" crew calls in an outsider to pick up a difficult and or dangerous case. Guys with any time in grade have experienced this. It is the response from the guys sent to meet you to gather in the skip for the bondsman that kills me. It is almost textbook, they come hard and fast, hell bent on impress mode. The guys that had already failed this case are trying to impress the successful Bounty Hunter with their acumen and prowess. It is nothing short of comical.

Since we were successful, is it not safe to assume that we spoke to the same people that they did? We heard the stories that they told, the threats that they made, how they presented themselves, what they drove and what they were told. "I don't know why they couldn't get him, I see him everyday". It never ceases to amaze me.

The scene is always the same as well. The guy with the fugitive shows up calm, cool and collected. The guys there to pick up the fugitive come out of their car(s) strapped to the hilt, with a brilliant show of weaponry, handcuffs, fire extinguisher sized pepper spray, and anything else they can stuff onto their Batman utility belts. I often wonder if they were able to see a video of themselves, would they high five each other or be embarrassed?

I apologized to the defendant before turning him over to them...