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Posted by Duped on September 23, 2007, 9:07 am, in reply to "Warning about Helpers in the harbor"
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Jim -- the same exact thing recently happened to me. An old friend tried to overcharge me for a job he was doing and walked off the job when I refused to pay him any more of the additional money he demanded. I bet it's the same guy.
--Previous Message--
: Resently I needed help doing some work on our
: vessel. Like a fool I hired an old friend
: (or so I thought) to help me.
:
: If you want to know who the
: "helper" was, email me; otherwise,
: I just post the letter I had to send him.
: And yes, I was warned not to use him, but
: dumby me, I did anyway, because I knew he
: needed the money.
: -----------------------------------
:
: Afternoon XXX,
:
: For several days, we told you would receive
: no more money until the job was done.
:
: You took a job that should have only taken a
: week and a haft at the most, and turned it
: into a job going on 4 weeks.
:
:
: The work you did do was below par and is
: still
: in need of correction.
:
: Now I have to fine someone to fix your poor
: workmanship and complete the job.
:
:
: You stated you would do the job for $800.00
:
: I stated if you had it done in one and haft
: weeks, I would give you $1,500.00 .
:
: Well it is now going on 4 weeks. You asked
: for
: more money, even after we told you, you
: would
: not get the final payment until the work was
: done.
:
: You walked off the job. You abandoned the
: job
: site.
:
: So what did we get from you. poor
: workmanship,
: slow work, no clean up, and you walked off
: the job.
:
: As I am now taking over where you messed up,
: it will take me several weeks to locate your
: tools and put them aside.
:
: However, if you need them sooner, I will
: stop what I am doing and start looking for
: them. If you want me to do this for you, it
: will take several hours (3).
:
: My going rate is $65.00 per hour for a total
: cost
: to you of $195.00.
:
: So you can have it done as I am able to get
: to it, while I am fixing and cleaning your
: mess.
:
: Or you can pay me $195.00 and I will search
: for them once I'm paid. One way is free, the
: other pays for my time.
:
: The choice is yours.
:
: Jim
: -----------------------------------
:
: Lesson learned. Just because a
: "friend" needs money, is no reason
: to hire him... Just help him out with
: "some" funds and let it go.
:
:
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