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Jerk of a customer

Postby KE4AVB » Sat Aug 10, 2024 6:51 pm

As long as I have doing these repairs I never had a customer to do me like one just did me.

I repaired a Honda ATV and the bill was just over $1400. The customer paid by check. Friday I get the check back. The Darn customer did a stop payment on it apparently as soon as he could. Damn lawyer at that, Never called about having a problem with the equipment just the stop payment. Now I got to go to small claims court to try to get my money. I never going the accept a check from another lawyer.

All he had to do if there was a problem with the ATV was to call me and I would gladly corrected the problem but he had to be an A hole about it.
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Re: Jerk of a customer

Postby RoyM » Sat Aug 10, 2024 8:15 pm

I remember a customer like him, the boss had a bad feeling about the guy and sent me to the bank to deposit the cheque. I was leaving and met him coming in. I haven't seen a cheque in years, most people use credit cards or for large bills a bank draught. Yours is a small business, you really need to protect yourself from guys like that.
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Re: Jerk of a customer

Postby KE4AVB » Sun Aug 11, 2024 7:18 am

I rarely have problem with checks. I even have done several jobs for the this same customer. But this has made me think twice about accepting checks from now on except from from my trusted customers.

I reckon this one is headed to small claims. I go down probably Wednesday to file a case against him.
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Re: Jerk of a customer

Postby bgsengine » Sun Aug 11, 2024 3:11 pm

KE4AVB wrote:I rarely have problem with checks. I even have done several jobs for the this same customer. But this has made me think twice about accepting checks from now on except from from my trusted customers.

I reckon this one is headed to small claims. I go down probably Wednesday to file a case against him.

I'd think you also have a criminal case - might want to contact state police or someone - Quick google search brought up this tidbit:
Tennessee Worthless Checks Laws
Considered a theft charge, worthless checks charge can happen in a few different ways. You may be charged with this offense if you:

Write a check knowing there is not sufficient funds or that there will not be sufficient funds when the check goes through the bank; or
Stop payment on a check after goods or services were received that require payment.


I'd wonder if State bar association might take a look at the guy if he got hit with criminal charges, too.
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Re: Jerk of a customer

Postby KE4AVB » Sun Aug 11, 2024 3:39 pm

Thanks for the info Brian.

I will call into the locals Monday to see which department I need to contact to follow thru.

And I do consider it out right thief myself. Of the before amount of 1325.70, 260.00 was for labor and the rest (1065.70) was parts. And 125.94 is sales taxes for a total of 1451.64. This is about a 1/4 of this year's net income.

So glad I didn't do the Bobcat skid loader which needs an engine overhaul. I really would gotten burned.
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Re: Jerk of a customer

Postby KE4AVB » Mon Aug 12, 2024 9:22 am

Well I found the statue. 39-14-121 year 2021. The customer has committed a Class D Felony with possible jail time of 2-12 years and up to $5000 fine if convicted. State of Tennessee Highway Patrol has been contacted awaiting a resonance on how to proceed.
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Re: Jerk of a customer

Postby bgsengine » Mon Aug 12, 2024 5:31 pm

KE4AVB wrote:Well I found the statue. 39-14-121 year 2021. The customer has committed a Class D Felony with possible jail time of 2-12 years and up to $5000 fine if convicted. State of Tennessee Highway Patrol has been contacted awaiting a resonance on how to proceed.


Excellent. If he is a smart lawyer, he'll probably just make good on the check and have charges dropped. Here's hoping he's stupid and loses his law license in the process...
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Re: Jerk of a customer

Postby hanz63 » Tue Aug 13, 2024 7:23 pm

Bugger. That's pretty low.
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Re: Jerk of a customer

Postby KE4AVB » Wed Aug 14, 2024 6:21 am

Stage one, Got to have a little more on him. I have to send a certified demand for payment letter with signature required. Then I can going to court house for further instructions but it look my state law is toothless; unless, they are the victim. But I will get very pushy on this and demand them to something about it since this is a felony case.
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Re: Jerk of a customer

Postby 38racing » Thu Aug 22, 2024 7:51 am

Hope your policing is better than ours. Local gas bar has no pay driveaways. Cameras get license plate but police won't go after them.
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