NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #1/NN_1993_1.iso/spool/misc/consumer/21898

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Subject: Re: How does a PI locate somebody?
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Date: 12 Jan 93 21:59:22 CST
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Organization: Data Research Associates, Inc.
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In article, [e-mail] (Charles Packer) writes:
>A friend tells me that she used the services of a private
>investigator to locate a boyfriend from high school days (25
>years ago), mainly out of curiosity as to what had become of
>him. She paid the PI something around $150-$200 for this, as I
>recall, contingent on success in the search.

Your friend overpaid.  It normally costs less than $25 to locate an adult
in the U.S. unless they are trying not to be found.  Men tend to be very
easy to locate in the U.S., women are a bit harder for a variety of reasons.
The most expensive part of the whole process is likely the telephone bill
for long-distance calls to verify that you've located the correct person.

--
Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO
Domain: [e-mail], Voice: (Work) [phone]