If an MLMer wants you to join "for the product", the way to check whether it's viable or not... is to take the product name and size, and go search on eBay for the same item.
If you can buy it cheaper on eBay including shipping than what you are supposed to sell it for, then it's clearly NOT profitable to join at all as you can't retail it at any profit.
Let's randomly pick one product from each of the top 3 MLM companies by revenue: Amway, Avon, and Herbalife.
Amway Nutrilite Double X Refill "retail price" is $88 on Amway's website
Same refill is easily found on eBay for $50-$60, and if you want to bid, even less
That's not a surprise, is it?
