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Wow, so many great responses! Thanks for everyone's input!
Marcus, I wouldn't have thought of the contract with this person, we've been very much on a handshake basis so far. Boundaries have been part of my issue with him from the beginning. IF I decide to accept his proposal, I will definitely get everything in writing. Thank you.
And I also agree with you about getting to know people you don't like. I have found that I tend to dislike people who are most like me, because I see my most annoying qualities reflected back at me.
As for the man's character, he's neither unlikeable nor abrasive. He's actually very outgoing, embracing, and friendly. I actually enjoy his company in general. But he loves to barter, and that tends to get him into trouble. In his heart, I really believe that he thinks he's tailoring a deal that is perfectly balanced and mutually benficial. But from my own experience and from those of several mutual friends, he has a tendency to get what he wants from both sides of the equation (he sort of decides what he wants to give in exchange for what he wants to get). So people get offended and he doesn't know why. And he's very difficult to turn down. Yes, I initially bartered with him, but we are on a strictly cash basis now, and he's happily making installments on a third project.
So actually he would make a great rep if that's what he wanted to do. On the other hand, even his friends are a bit wary. So I still have a bit of a dilemma.
All that aside, I'm glad to hear that others of you have no issue with the 10% referral fee. Certainly, it beats the heck out of gallery commissions!
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