[TechAssist] Re: bad checks??
- From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 14:45:15 -0400
That's the thing...they won't bust their axx under $100.
I take no checks anymore, unless it's a previous customer. Cash
works so well for me. But even there you gotta scan the stuff.;-)
Since this is a small town, local police know most of the
characters. And most of the time they will make a few calls, when time
allows.
-Ed-
Tel-Tek Electronics
teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Ontario-Canada
-----Original Message-----
From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gary McCartney
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 2:38 PM
To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: bad checks??
Ed, I tried a collection agency once for a $65.00 repair because the
cheque was NSF. The collection agency tried a couple of times and just
gave up, telling me to forget about it.
Gary McCartney
McCartney Electronics
Guelph Ontario Canada
Est. 1984
email: gary (at) number63.ca
Tel-Tek Electronics wrote:
> No 1.....Lawyers will not bother with a $75 recovery. No money in it
for
> them.
>
> No 2....Was check stopped or NSF.
>
>
> No 3....This is a scam. True he could have done the same with a Credit
> Card, but Credit Card companies keep track of this type of stuff.
>
>
> Remedy....I get calls from Collection Agencies every 2 or 3 months,
> asking me if I have any bad debts to collect. They normally get 20 to
> 25% of the total. In this case I would submit it, expecting "nothing"
in
> return, just for the principle of the thing. These people will hound
him
> on a regular basis, and if nothing comes of it, will submit it to the
> Credit Bureau.
>
> Stop Payment on a check, is a nice way to scam businesses, but
> if he has not given you a chance to ratify the problem...(if there
even
> is a problem), then you are giving him the indication that this is a
> good way to get Goods and Service. Let hi try that with the Gas
Company,
> because the gas has a funny smell, they would just cut off the
Service,
> so he would not have to smell it anymore.
>
> Give the account to a collection agency, and my guess is, after
> the first phone call from them....he will be in to see you.
>
> Forget about Small Claims court, more time wasted, and he may
> not even show up, you will have the judgment, but still no money.
>
>
> Do us all a favor, and go after the SOB. This may just be another way
to
> subsidize his Income, if he has any.
>
> Writing a Check is a promissory agreement with the seller and
> buyer that Goods and Service will be covered. He defaulted on his
part,
> the same as if you had given him 30 days guarantee on your Service and
> had not followed up.
>
> Sic him....Make his life a living hell.;-)
>
> -Ed-
>
> Tel-Tek Electronics
> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Ontario-Canada
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of larry
> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 11:15 AM
> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [TechAssist] bad checks??
>
> i had an experience i didnt know how to solve.
> i repaired a tv, customer picked up and paid 75 with check.
> 10 days later i get a letter from my bank saying they withdrew
> the 75 from my account because the check was stop payment.
> i called the customer and would always be told the man wasnt home,
> finally i did talk to him a week later.
> he said he stooped payment because he didnt think it was good
> enough picture.
> i said why didnt you call me , or bring it back , so i could
> make it right.
> at least let me have my parts back.
> he said no.
> and that i should take him to court for the 75 if i like. and
> hung up.
> i contacted my attorney, who said forget it , you been screwed.
> the set probably works fine and he knows you cant afford to
> sue him.
> and since then i found that he could have also stooped payment
> on a credit card if he had used one.
> are there any answers to this type of problem???
> Larry
>
>
>
>
>
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