Scams, real opportunities and opportunities that don't work for you

I just read that it's thought that for every 6 scams there is one realistic opportunity! My guess is that for every 6 million scams there is one very real opportunity. But then we have to measure what we, ourselves have and want to "put on the table" as well. How much we want to spend to start up, then to run it into our future. What do we know and how well we do it and how it applies to it a well. How fast can we learn what we have to know? What is the income potential? The list is different for each person. Too often people call something a scam just because they didn't possess the skills to make it work. There is even a woman in New York that says Avon is a scam! Her reasoning is: she maxed out her credit cards. She works 40 hours a day and then comes home to work another 40 hours on Avon. She is still involved with Avon?! She spent all that money trying to climb to the top! She wasn't working her customers. She spent her own money to get to the top. Therefore, this is a scam? No! This is exactly why I don't take what I read for the truth until I've done a complete search on any company. Is Avon a scam! No. Who doesn't know Avon? Who knows any Avon Rep who pays their mortgage, raises children and pays for their vehicle with Avon income? NO ONE! If someone reading this has made a living off Avon please tell me! I'd love to know!