craigdmcd Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 At what point does it become acceptable to slag someone off for their behaviour in front of the general public/on a forum when they owe you money and you have parts specially ordered for them?
scooby222 Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 depends how long youve been waiting for the cash - more than 2 weeks name and shame time!
nkwrx Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 At what point does it become acceptable to slag someone off for their behaviour in front of the general public/on a forum when they owe you money and you have parts specially ordered for them? Not sure Craig but if a couple of pay days have past then questions should be asked. imho
paul555sti Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 Have you exhausted all other options? Are they not responding to any contact from you?
lewisscoob Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 I'd say a week or so of no response from the buyer. Presuming you have reminded them of said parts and that you are awaiting payment.
mystery machine Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 At what point does it become acceptable to slag someone off for their behaviour in front of the general public/on a forum when they owe you money and you have parts specially ordered for them? At the point when you have Photoshopped some pictures of him interfering with cattle
StrikE Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 At what point does it become acceptable to slag someone off for their behaviour in front of the general public/on a forum when they owe you money and you have parts specially ordered for them? If you were a paid up member..................
craigdmcd Posted March 3, 2011 Author Posted March 3, 2011 If you were a paid up member.................. Well, there's my point, if I had been paid the money I was due, I would happily pay for membership
craigdmcd Posted March 3, 2011 Author Posted March 3, 2011 In fact, it was enough money that I might even have paid for a membership for Big Diesel Hands
craigdmcd Posted March 4, 2011 Author Posted March 4, 2011 We'll looks like the money is a gonner now so what the hell. I was doing some work for Stewartyboy towards the end of last year on his Saab and his G/F's Daihatsu when I mentioned that I was organising a trip down to the Autosport Show on Friday the 14th of January. I asked if he would like to go, as I had a couple of seats spare in the car, and he told me that he wanted to go and his mate would take the other seat. Fuel money would be about £20, and a ticket was £25 each. Fine and dandy I thought, that fills the car. Then, just at the start of December, I was just getting reay to stop work for the arrival of my son, Stewart contacted me and asked if I could get 2 front tyres for his G/F's Daihatsu which had the very weird size of 165/50R15's. I said that I would order when I started back work no problem and even match Blackcircles price of £55 per tyre. Now, due to the very bad snow and ice at that time, and Xmas was looming, I was able to get one tyre within a day or so, but due to lack of deliveries from England, the second tyre never came till early January when everyone got back to work. At this point I tried getting hold of Stewart to let him know I could get the tyres done for him, and let him know also that I had the tickets for the Autosport show booked in his and his mates names. He was quite hard to contact at this point, but eventually let me know 2 nights before we were due to leave for the show, that he couldn't make it because he was trying to get a standby ticket to Australia but he would cover the cost of the 2 show tickets regardless. Apparently his Aunt and Uncle were caught in the terrible floods that hit Brisbane, and they hadn't been heard from in 10 days, so he was heading out there to find them!!!! So I went to the show with Devlin, and tried to call Stewart on the way home, and I got a text saying that he was at a family do and couldn't talk!! I talked to hime a couple of times during January and early February, and sent him numerous voice and text messages since those converstaions, but he has never yet appeared to get the tyres fitted or tried to pay for the tickets, and I have given up hope of ever seeing the money. So is it wrong of me to name and shame now???????
wilky Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 Thats pish Craig, your a decent man. I would be hacked off as well.
lewisscoob Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 I have to admit I would be pretty hacked off too. Ok, his priorities changed with the Autosoort show, that'st forgivable but to leave you out of pocket for the tyres as well seems harsh. I know I would have cleared you for it all by now, I don't have/wouldn't like people having to chase me for cash.
sti pretender Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 Think you tried your best and given plenty oppurtunity for Stewart to respond and square you.
dan_jess Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 I think sometimes with things like this it can be with best intentions to sort it out, then gets put off, then it runs on a bit, then runs on a bit longer, then gets put off again through embarrassment of not sorting it out sooner. I used to do this with emails, i dont know why, but im talking put off for a couple of days, not weeks. I will also add that i no longer do this and answer emails promptly, just incase anyone has been looking at pistonheads parts section recently.
scooby222 Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 yea, more than long enough given for it to be sorted out one way or another
subarucraig Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 bad games i hate when someones due me money for a job dont know why but get embarrised a bit asking for money if you agree a price then you expect to get it not chase it
DEVLIN Posted March 8, 2011 Posted March 8, 2011 They missed a crackin day, that's all I'm saying , right craigdmcd !!!! :occasion14: :occasion14:
craigdmcd Posted March 9, 2011 Author Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) I am actually quite sad that it has come to this, and has been noted, I have given him plenty of opportunity to respond. The thing with him heading to Australia, is that he knew he didn't have plane tickets on the Wednesday or Thursday, so could easily have gone, but I think he had completely forgotten about the family get together on the Friday night, and was just creating an excuse. As it end up, he left for Australia on the Tuesday, or so he told me. I actually wouldn't have minded about the Autosport tickets if he had given me enough advance notice to let someone else come, but a day or so before isn't enough notice for anyone. As for the tyres, I'll just have to find the Daihatsu owners club or E-bay them BTW, you are right Barry, he did miss a good day, as he never even got to see you drive a kart whilst blazing drunk Edited March 9, 2011 by craigdmcd
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