When you try to
explain MLM business principles to someone who never participated, or never dealt with it before, it's easy to run into the old excuse of "this sounds like a pyramid scheme..."
However, if you know how to present it to the prospect, it's usually relatively simple to overcome the objection.
Firstly, any business is, in essence, the same. It offers a product, which has to be bought, stored, shipped to customers, and promoted.