First let me say that the money I'm talking about here is really paltry, $40. The guy has just been such a jerk about things that it almost seems worth it to try to force him to pay me so that he learns his lesson to not scam others in the future. It's not about the money but the principle of the matter.
Anyway, I recently performed a service for someone online through a business forum. He agreed to pay me $40 to submit his website to 200 site directories. We agreed that he would pay half of the money up front and the other half after completion of the job.
After I completed the job, I emailed him to instruct him to pay the remaining $20. At first, he tried to say that I told him the job cost $20 and that he already paid that up front. After I quoted to him from our forum conversation which I had saved where we clearly agreed on a $40 price tag, he made up a different reason why he wouldn't pay.
He said that he had to spend hours confirming the email verifications sent to him by these directories and so he thinks we are even because he shouldn't have had to do that and felt I should have done it.
The problem is, that when I asked for his information, I had him send me an email address which I clearly told him would be used to have the directory verification emails sent to. He gave me a private email address that he never gave me access to. If he gave a private email which he knew I could not access, he obviously can't assume I would verify the emails sent to it. It was also never stated anywhere in our agreement that I would verify the emails, only submit the site to the directories.
The fact he lied and tried to originally make up an excuse then changed his reasoning really irks me. I want to get this guy to pay me the money I'm owed but I don't know how to go about doing this since it was an online transaction instead of in person.
Anyway, I recently performed a service for someone online through a business forum. He agreed to pay me $40 to submit his website to 200 site directories. We agreed that he would pay half of the money up front and the other half after completion of the job.
After I completed the job, I emailed him to instruct him to pay the remaining $20. At first, he tried to say that I told him the job cost $20 and that he already paid that up front. After I quoted to him from our forum conversation which I had saved where we clearly agreed on a $40 price tag, he made up a different reason why he wouldn't pay.
He said that he had to spend hours confirming the email verifications sent to him by these directories and so he thinks we are even because he shouldn't have had to do that and felt I should have done it.
The problem is, that when I asked for his information, I had him send me an email address which I clearly told him would be used to have the directory verification emails sent to. He gave me a private email address that he never gave me access to. If he gave a private email which he knew I could not access, he obviously can't assume I would verify the emails sent to it. It was also never stated anywhere in our agreement that I would verify the emails, only submit the site to the directories.
The fact he lied and tried to originally make up an excuse then changed his reasoning really irks me. I want to get this guy to pay me the money I'm owed but I don't know how to go about doing this since it was an online transaction instead of in person.
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(and I'm not saying that to be mean)
