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    Do you charge up front for a job?

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    • IRJI
      IRJ @crustachio
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      @crustachio said:

      Sounds unfortunate. Without anything in writing there's not much that can be done, and for such a (relatively) small amount, it probably wouldn't be worth it anyway. Call it a lesson learned.

      Yeah, I guess that is the risk of handshake deals. I have to tell my business partner I lost $150 which I am not excited to do.

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      • IRJI
        IRJ
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        I still think I should be able to dispute the charge.

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        • DashrenderD
          Dashrender
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          @IRJ said:

          So the next day I messaged him and insisted on paying the extra $150 for the job. He again said the $300 was fine and promise

          Did he do any work at all? If he did, then you probably can't ask for that back - he could sue you for it, potentially.

          Sux a ML'er did that.

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          • IRJI
            IRJ @Dashrender
            last edited by

            @Dashrender said:

            @IRJ said:

            So the next day I messaged him and insisted on paying the extra $150 for the job. He again said the $300 was fine and promise

            Did he do any work at all? If he did, then you probably can't ask for that back - he could sue you for it, potentially.

            Sux a ML'er did that.

            He did do some work (very minimal), but I never implemented it in a live environment.

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            • Minion QueenM
              Minion Queen
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              Very sad to see....

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              • IRJI
                IRJ @Minion Queen
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                @Minion-Queen said:

                Very sad to see....

                Yeah. My partner and I were pretty excited about the quote and plan he had laid out for us. Unfortunately I didn't work out.

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                • J
                  Jason Banned
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                  This isn't the same one that took down grove social I hope..

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                  • IRJI
                    IRJ @Jason
                    last edited by

                    @Jason said:

                    This isn't the same one that took down grove social I hope..

                    I found it that it wasn't, but it was somebody that @Minion-Queen was looking forward to work with on more projects.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @Jason
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                      @Jason said:

                      This isn't the same one that took down grove social I hope..

                      No, unrelated, but rightfully suspicious.

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                      • IRJI
                        IRJ
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                        What should have I done differently in this scenario?

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @IRJ
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                          @IRJ said:

                          What should have I done differently in this scenario?

                          Is there a good answer to that? I'm not sure. Even when you do everything right, things can go wrong. No scenario is perfect.

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                            Jason Banned @scottalanmiller
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                            @scottalanmiller said:

                            @IRJ said:

                            What should have I done differently in this scenario?

                            Is there a good answer to that? I'm not sure. Even when you do everything right, things can go wrong. No scenario is perfect.

                            Have a contact in place? That's about the only thing you could have done differently. It would still require a court case to get your money back and you likely could get it even without that.

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                            • Deleted74295D
                              Deleted74295 Banned
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                              T&Cs, contract, signed and agreed.

                              I do this for every piece of work I do. It not only protects the client, it also protects me because my own terms & conditions are listed.

                              Some people have bad patches, so whoever this user is, maybe he or she is going through a rough time and cannot deal.

                              Deposit up front is fairly standard, it depends on the work involved, what the cost to the provider is, so yes you can charge in advance of work completed, in some cases you should do.

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                              • RojoLocoR
                                RojoLoco
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                                So who is it? Call that bitch out publicly. If they're near ATL, I'll gladly roll out w the boys if you like.

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                                • Deleted74295D
                                  Deleted74295 Banned @RojoLoco
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                                  @RojoLoco said:

                                  So who is it? Call that bitch out publicly. If they're near ATL, I'll gladly roll out w the boys if you like.

                                  He said, she said.

                                  Never works in online communities. I'd rather we did not do that.

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                                  • RojoLocoR
                                    RojoLoco @Deleted74295
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                                    @Breffni-Potter said:

                                    @RojoLoco said:

                                    So who is it? Call that bitch out publicly. If they're near ATL, I'll gladly roll out w the boys if you like.

                                    He said, she said.

                                    Never works in online communities. I'd rather we did not do that.

                                    I have zero reason to doubt the word of @IRJ , so exposing a member here with such a great lack of integrity should be done. Brand vendors as vendors, and brand liars as liars.

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                                    • IRJI
                                      IRJ
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                                      I am hoping he sees this thread and contacts me so we can fix everything. I will keep him anonymous for a few days.

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                                      • S
                                        StorageNinja Vendor
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                                        https://creativemornings.com/talks/mike-monteiro--2/1

                                        This video is something you should watch.

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                                        • IRJI
                                          IRJ
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                                          I guess I should have forced him to use Paypal. I would have had a much easier time getting my money back.

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                                          • IRJI
                                            IRJ
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                                            I still haven't heard anything from him and he has been online several times since I posted this. 😮

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