Kevin, The jobs are SO much easier to sell.amd you can get more.Just make sure the cards are deposited electronically,well worth the cost. As for checks you CAN demand a picture ID and a credit card. I photo copy their driver license,the check, and the bill.They are really impressed. al Al Leatherman 224 RT. 46 Mine Hill, NJ 07803 973-361-5796 WWW.ALS-TV.NET ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Myers" <myers_tv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 6:53 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: bad checks?? > I wouldn't realy do this, but it occurs to me that if you asked the customer > to write multiple checks, all about $25.00, and totalling the amount of the > repair, it would keep them from stopping payment. > > BUT, if they were NSF, you would also have multiple bank charges. > > Oh, what the heck! Let's just hunt em down and shoot em! > > John > Myers TV > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 3:10 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: bad checks?? > > > > How about taking cash, debit card or credit card only? Most of my > > customers hardly ever use cheques and would prefer credit cards. I > > don't accept credit cards right now because of the extra cost, but if I > > get one more bad cheque I am going to go to cash or credit card only. > > It will cost me more for the card transactions, but it will save me > > money in the long run. > > > > Kevin Wilks > > Kevin's TV & Video Repair > > Penticton BC Canada > > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of larry > > Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 7:24 AM > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: bad checks?? > > > > wow, this was a subject with opinions. > > lol > > i thank you all, so much for responding. > > it was a stop payment check. > > i had already cashed and my bank charged me back pluss the fee. > > > > A few of my thoughts follow! > > this man is a professional, and i wont be able to bluff him, I > > am sure he has done this many times before. he knows his > > rights better than my lawyer. > > I have pity on in-sufficient funds checks, and seldom go after > > them. > > you cant get blood from a turnip. > > and I am usually an easy going man, but this guys attitude > > was more than i could take. > > basically telling me, i cant do anything about it. > > the police wont touch it, they figure it is a business expense. > > another time small claims was a laugh, i won, he didnt even > > appear, but i still have to collect the money anyway on my own. > > collection agency was worthless before, they only sent a > > request letter to him, and then told me they couldnt help me. > > and i understand the, not worth the frustration thing. > > and my conscious is very clear, the set works and he wont let > > me even see its problem, if any, to repair it. > > he knows he screwed me and i guess i may just have to except it. > > demanding cash would loose other good customers, and induce > > fear of my shop to honest, would be customers. > > But thank you all, for helping me think this through. > > Larry > > > > > > > > > > and hoping his conscious bothers him , is a laugh. > > > > > > > > Tel-Tek Electronics wrote: > > > Russ; > > > > > > I haven't had many, 3 in 25 years. But these days it's hard > > > enough to make an honest living, and I would just follow up for > > > principle. > > > > > > We are normally considered the crooks in the trade, bouncing or > > > stopping a Check without justification stinks.;-) > > > > > > -Ed- > > > > > > Tel-Tek Electronics > > > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Ontario-Canada > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hoyt's TV > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 2:39 PM > > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: bad checks?? > > > > > > Ed's teeth are showing today. > > > > > > I had one do that to me for an estimate charge, not repaired. > > > The judge allowed it because she took it somewhere else and got it > > fixed > > > for > > > $10 less than my estimate. > > > > > > Russ Hoyt > > > Hoyt's TV > > > Exeter, NH > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 11:51 AM > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: bad checks?? > > > > > > > > > > > >>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 > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>-- > > >>Schneider TV & Electronic Inc. > > >>5415 N. Wooster ave. > > >>Dover, Ohio 44622 www.geocities.com/schntv2000/ > > >>330-343-0768 FCC. first class & Extra class K8WLY > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > >>----- > > >>Lost Password: > > >>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > >>Email Archives: > > >>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > -- > > > --- > > > > > >>Lost Password: > > >>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > >>Email Archives: > > >>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > ----- > > > Lost Password: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > > Email Archives: > > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ----- > > > Lost Password: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > > Email Archives: > > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > > -- > > Schneider TV & Electronic Inc. > > 5415 N. 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