Hey Matt,

You are correct... some abstractors get too many unrequested copies.  I have worked on projects for clients where I had to coordinate services from other independent abstractors and I am always shocked when I get a search back that consists of a list of volume and pages with a bunch of copies I don't need.

We only get copies when the clients request them (and the vesting deeds, of course), but we still have trouble recouping our copy costs from some of them.  I just think that many don't really bother to look at the invoices, they just pay the search fee with some type of automated system. 

I miss the days when we did the work, sent the bill... and it got paid in-full.  We still have a few clients like that and God bless them.

Best,
Robert A. Franco
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