OT: people SUCK!!!! Options

[bd1308]

as a side-job i help people with thier computers.....

I helped this one girl with her computer....spent like four hours over there at HER house. got french kissed by the dog too (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) .....i gave them a price of 70 dollars, and the girl gave me a check.

I deposit it, and i check my acc't tonight and find that NOT only was the check cancelled, since I relied on that money, I now have a huge overdraft....

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how do i protect myself from this in the future....dont take checks?


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[markb]

QUOTE (Grimstead @ Nov 10 2005, 11:56 AM)

In California small claims will award you direct fees related to the case (filling fees, serving costs, etc...) but won't give you money for time & trouble. The nice thing is once you win the case, you can do all sorts of Evil things to the other party. We just went through the small claims process here a couple of months ago. I even had a mean-ass 6.2'+ board member here serve the papers for us (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/chair.gif) . The case went to court, the other party didn't show up (apparently very few ever do) and we won the case. The only bad thing was my Wife spent allot of time researching and preparing for our case and when we won the other party just sent us a check and my Wife never got to do any of the Evil (legal) things to get our money (she was very bummed about that (we are not the nicest people when crossed)). (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/happy11.gif)

Hmmm, can you tell me a bit more about some of the "evil" things? I have a judgement against someone that is quite a few years old now. He moved to Las Vegas from CA, and when he was served about the judgment, had his boss fire him then hire him back "under the table". Now I can't get any cash because he doesn't officially make anything. Of course, I haven't tried in a couple of years, but I expect things haven't changed.