Chasing down deadbeats

Margie, you need an "extra" account name, like... Markie Draddus, Patio Installer... and then just post "I heard that company is a deadbeat" or "That company owes me money. Use at your own risk..." Let them try to figger out who Mr. Draddus is.

Or project cars that suddenly disappeared :)

Here's the public humiliation approach: http://www.airtech-streamlining.com/Deadbeats/deadbeat.html

hash include bracket std_disclaimer.h close bracket I'm a Doctor, not a lawyer, Jim!!

Actually, sending a registered letter and having it refused is a legal document in it's own right. That's how they repo houses. Something about showing good faith in trying to contact the debtor before pushing them out on the street. So, if'n you sent them a registered letter stating "You have 30 more days from today (until x/x/2009) to pay me and come get your E36 M3 or I'm selling it or throwing it away at my option" and it comes back to you refused or never picked up, you put it, unopened as you got it back with whatever the USPS gave you in a file with a copy of what you sent, wait the 30 days, then do whatever you want with the stuff. That should stand up in any court, even Georgia, I would think.

Of course, consult with a thief, err, lawyer to get a real opinion on legal matters. Don't talk to a lawyer for medical opinions, although they will be happy to give you those too ("You need a MRI....")

You could just email us margie, then its a personal note, not liable. Hey we're all friends right?!

dyintorace wrote:

Marjorie Suddard wrote: Truth is a defense in the absence of malice. Unfortunately, outing deadbeats to their customers can be construed as intent to harm their business, and intent to harm a business is malice. Margie

Ahh. That makes sense too.

Only if you are a lawyer trying to get your slimy client off through a loophole.

There used to be a bar in West Columbia with a big lighted sign out front. If you didn't pay your tab, they'd put 'So and so doesn't pay his bills' on that sign until you settled up.

poopshovel wrote:

Like I said before, change your SOP to include the WRITTEN understanding that items not picked up within a given amount of time (60 days? 30 days?) will be disposed of.

I'm into that. I get it. I'm just wondering whether or not actually getting rid of the stuff is LEGAL. I can put fine print at the bottom of the receipt that says "If you don't pick your E36 M3 up all quick-like, I'm going to come to your house with a bat and start wrecking E36 M3," but I'm pretty sure that doesn't legally allow me to go to the deadbeats house and wreck E36 M3. Naaawwmeeean? Trust me. The idea of pulling apart the framed 4' X 6' horribly done quilt and using it for kindling has been discussed on more than one occasion. It would make me feel warm inside. But I'm not sure if it's legal.

After some point - which I'm sure differs from state-to-state - you almost certainly have the right to do whatever you want with their crap. I have a stuffed & mounted red-tailed hawk in my dining room that was left in my parent's shop 30-years ago(the shop closed 15-years ago, FWIW). I don't think the owner - if they're still alive - is ever going to bother coming to look for it. lol