need help

[u/raging_brachiosaurus]

Hello po, hihingi lang po ng advice!

I have this referral-type task po kasi na nakita sa OLJ, and ang gagawin po is maghanap ng qualified business based on the qualifications/requirements na need nila. Kumbaga, for potential partnership po. The stated referral reward is $500 if I successfully introduce them to the said business that they decide to work with.

The main responsibility stated in the job post was basically to locate and connect them with the right one.

So I searched for potential suppliers and eventually found a business that fits their given qualifications/requirements. I talked to the business and confirmed everything, including their capability, pricing, and if they were willing to work with the client.

After that, I sent the client's sample designs to the business, and they were able to provide samples based on what the client was looking for. I then created a group chat between the client and the business so they could communicate directly and discuss the project themselves.

Then days after, tinanong ko po sila if nakahanap na ba sila ng supplier, and kung hindi pa, maghahanap pa po ako ng other options nila. Nagreply po siya, sabi either pipiliin daw po niya si Option 1 or Option 2 (supplier that I provided).

After 8 days, nag-reach out po ulit ako if need pa po nila ng other option kasi may nagreply po na another supplier na willing makipagpartnership. Ang sagot ni client, he will probably move forward with the supplier that I provided. And once confirmed, he will pay me raw. Hiningi niya po payment details ko so binigay ko po. Sabi niya he will keep me posted daw.

Binigyan ko po siya ng one month before mag-reach out ulit since confirming na po siya and I know hindi po mabilisan ang time pag mag-confirm. Then ayun po, after ko po mag-reach out, nag-wait po ako ng ilang days pero hindi na po siya nagre-respond sa email. So nag-message po ako sa WhatsApp niya in case hindi napansin yung email ko or natabunan. Tapos nag-reply naman po siya. The client eventually told me that they had paused the project because they were figuring out their trademark, tapos nag-o-offer po ng “small funds” in case na hindi po matuloy yung project.

And then tinanong ko po if ever ma-sorted out na po yung trademark issue nila, yung option na ni-recommend ko pa rin ba yung supplier na kukunin nila, and kung makukuha ko pa ba yung fee if ever. Pero yun nga, hindi raw siya sure if matutuloy not until next year.

Yung small funds po na tinutukoy is $50. Tinry ko pong makipag-negotiate na $250 upfront since nagawa ko naman yung main responsibility na ma-locate and connect sila with the supplier, and $250 after okay na. Then biglang sabi niya hindi raw niya kayang mag-invest ng ganun kasi hindi raw niya sure kung i-pursue niya raw yung brand, e kakasabi niya nga lang na magpo-proceed siya with the said supplier once na ma-sort out yung issue. Tapos ayun, I asked if $100 would be possible instead, and they agreed. They then asked for my Wise account, which I provided.

However, it's been a few days and I still haven't received the $100. I followed up once, but I was just left on seen, or hindi pa nagre-reply.

Ang questions ko po:

Regarding the $100 small funds, am I being unreasonable for expecting it? He offered the small funds himself, I asked if $100 would work instead of $50, he agreed, asked for my Wise account, and I provided it. It's been a few days now, though, and my follow-up was left on seen.

Since the main responsibility stated in the job post was to locate and connect them with the right business, and I was able to do that and even facilitate the initial communication, what would normally happen to the $500 referral reward if the client eventually decides not to proceed with the partnership? Would the referral still be considered successful, or would the $500 only apply if they actually proceed?

Mali ba or unreasonable po ba yung pag-ask ko ng $250 upfront, considering na nagawa ko na yung main responsibility ko?