Customer owes me two grand, best way to get it?

[jrandom]

Some fucker owes me $1000 for a bike

Why not take it to the Disputes Tribunal? If he doesn't show up, they'll pretty much rule in your favour by default (assuming you have evidence that he actually owes you the money). Then you can apply to have it collected. You'll get something in the end.

[jrandom]

Goods have to be directly related to money owed (like you sold them to the person) for you to retain possession or repo.

Retain possession, yes. Not repo. We're talking about a 'lien'. Repo-ing is for when the goods have been explicitly signed over as security for a debt, which isn't what this thread is about.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanic's_lien

NZ-specific comments at http://www.tenone.police.govt.nz/tenone/Oct08Theft.htm

[jrandom]

All very well, but some people don't respond to "legal" actions.

That's why you can get a court order saying that they owe you the money, and then, when they don't pay it after that point, another court order sending the bailiffs round to take their shit whether they like it or not (or forcing their employer to deduct money from their wages, or any of the various recovery mechanisms that the courts can legally use).

[Akzle]

If only we all had your wisdom.

seriously bro?? you can't work with what i give you, so you make shit up.
weak.
very weak.

And before you do that you have to place a classified add

*gazetted notice
all legal mumbo-hurrah crap.

There is no such thing as semi legal. Its either legal or not.

don't know much about law, do ya?

[skippa1]

don't know much about law, do ya?

yeah well you dont know fuck all about fuck all but it doesnt stop you making comment

[Akzle]

yeah well you dont know fuck all about fuck all but it doesnt stop you making comment

even if it were true, that's twice as much as you..

[skippa1]

even if it were true, that's twice as much as you..

we should get this off a personal level and seeing as I started it.....nah fuck it....you are better having 50% of something than 100% of nothing....so in this case you do have it all. The holder of 100% of fuck allyour trophy sir

[SPman]

That's why you can get a court order saying that they owe you the money, and then, when they don't pay it after that point, another court order sending the bailiffs round to take their shit whether they like it or not (or forcing their employer to deduct money from their wages, or any of the various recovery mechanisms that the courts can legally use).

Oh, I agree. In this case, however, Mr K would have ended up with zilch - like all the other subbies on Princes Wharf........there are times when putting the fear of god into someone actually works.

[jrandom]

there are times when putting the fear of god into someone actually works.

Oh, true, true. Of course, in an impending-receivership situation, you're fucking the other creditors by taking your full slice of the pie when there's not actually enough to go around. I guess that's why most receiverships are kept as secret-squirrel as possible until they're already in force.

So, yeah. Being a cunt can definitely work, for certain values of 'work'.

[scumdog]

Thats theft and he could have had you arrested for taking his boat. If you had sold it they would have thrown the book at you and repossesed it from the unfortunate buyer. In using it you took a huge liberty.........either he was a total twat or there is more to the story. I am ringing the BS bell.......

Unlike me you've never met awayatc otherwise you wouldn't have posted that...

[skippa1]

Unlike me you've never met awayatc otherwise you wouldn't have posted that...

aw didums.....maybe I was trolling (I might have been mwahahahahaha....did it work?)

[scumdog]

aw didums.....maybe I was trolling (I might have been mwahahahahaha....did it work?)

Easy to say that NOW....

[Motu]

Debt collection agencies only go down to the last $150, then they stop - do the $1800 now. The only time I got 100% of my money was a criminal case, and it took 8 years....I even kept the car, but still lost in the long run.

[skippa1]

Easy to say that NOW....

sorry....you must be mistaking me for someone that gives a fuck about you meeting your chum. Are you saying because you met him you think "who he is" makes him justified in taking a blokes boat in lieu of his paying a signwriting account? Smells like the old forged search warrant to me......as long as its for the greater good......you fellas learnt that at police college didnt you...

[scumdog]

sorry....you must be mistaking me for someone that gives a fuck about you meeting your chum. Are you saying because you met him you think "who he is" makes him justified in taking a blokes boat in lieu of his paying a signwriting account? Smells like the old forged search warrant to me......as long as its for the greater good......you fellas learnt that at police college didnt you...

You're telling the story hot-shot...