I was hired to notarize the purchase of a very expensive automobile. I completed this assignment. The Company called me this week to complement me on the Signing and offer me another job. This would involve notarizing the transfer of title. They indicated they would be no overnight but just a scan back. When I got the documents, there was a FedEx label so they didn’t tell me the truth about that. I thought it would be easy and only bid $75 because I knew the fella from The last Signing and enjoyed helping him. All of a sudden they wanted me to call the driver to coordinate delivery date and time and then call the purchaser to alert him of the information. I had to call the driver twice who finally told me he would be there on Friday, but didn’t know what time. I alerted the purchaser of the delivery. Already I was sorry I took this job. The next day I was told they weren’t sure when the car was coming, either it was Thursday or Friday. When I told them to, please let me know as soon as possible because I had already set the entire day aside for Friday to complete this transaction. I also asked them to alert the buyer too. Next thing I know they have removed me from the Signing indicating they would find a notary who was more flexible. Again, all for $75. The company is Nationwide Signing service doing business under Notary suite. I will look at this as a learning experience. I am a notary, not an executive assistant, and I should not have had to coordinate the shipment of the car. I think they should’ve waited until they had a delivery date and then contact me to schedule and do the notarization. Not expect me to do all the work Coordinating delivery of the car and expecting me to hold two days of no other signings to wait for the car to maybe arrive.
Let no good deed go unpunished.
If you’ve never had a car delivered before, the entire timeline is out of everyone’s hands except the driver who’s bringing the vehicle.
Most people are taking 150 page docs for the same amount of $$. I can understand why it was reassigned.
Not in my neck of the woods. No one takes $75 for anything sorry you experience that. It’s rural here. $125-150 is the norm.
Thanks for the heads up. I had no idea such a transaction would require coordinating the delivery. Seems quite unreasonable for $75, especially when no appointment time was set. Curious, does the driver take part in the notarized transaction? Why didn’t they wait until after the vehicle was actually delivered to schedule the signing?
If your area doesn’t receive assignments for less than $125-$150 (including 1 page documents) then it sounds like you got your answer.
Have to wait for driver so I could notarize his signature. Buyer was pretty much left in the dark, as they told me not to contact him until I knew exactly when the car was coming, but it seems courteous to let him know it would be there that week. They didn’t like that. They ended up putting me back on the closing because I guess they couldn’t get anybody for $75. The money was more of a courtesy because I knew the buyer from previous signings I wanted to be sure things went as smoothly as possible… It took hours of coordination, as many as four to Seven emails from the Signing company on several days, and the buyer was very frustrated with the car dealership who had no clue what was going on when he called them. He did get the car, but he’s still waiting for the title. Yes, I know it was dependent on the driver, but it caused me not to be able to take Signing for a couple of days waiting to be to,d when the car was coming (they changed drivers mid way) to notarize the document before the driver left. Not worth the money. Wouldn’t do it again. Can’t tie myself up like that. Thank you for asking in a nice way, We have to support each other here and courteously discuss types of notarizations.
@Myshadowmax Greatly appreciate 
your contribution to the knowledge database for this type of Signing Order [SO].
The details you’ve enumerated regarding this SO will prove quite helpful to all members who may consider accepting a SO of this nature.
This knowledge you’ve shared enables others to learn vicariously through your direct experience as well as to provide them with data for more accurate pricing.
Kudos!
I had a similar experience doing a VIN check on a vehicle. Definitely a learning experience!
Unbelievable and disrespectful 
That sounds like a nightmare! I have done a few out of state vehicle purchases for the $75 range but the paperwork is fedexed to me, then once I have it I can coordinate a time with the car buyer to sign, then just drop off at Fedex - then once the dealership has it they process it and the buyer gets the car delivered. Seems backwards for you to have to coordinate with the driver and the buyer. Maybe he did not want to sign the docs until he had the car delivered first.
@christysiron Your transaction experience (my fees are higher though due to Time & Travel requirements) mirrors my direct experience with clients for out-of-state vehicle purchase (new or certified used) for several years.
Thank you for sharing. 
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