So what is the conventional wisdom on this?
I have a customer who owes me some dough - not much, just around a grand... but enough that it pisses me off that he's dodging me.
It's coming up on a YEAR now. For months he would tell me he's having a hard time and will pay soon. Then I stopped hearing from him. Although he has a website where he was reselling my parts, and I notice he updates his "news" section every few weeks with sales and specials, so he's still actively in business.
I know the guy owns his own home, and I don't think his business is even actually registered with the state, which makes me think that he would be held personally liable for the bills.
I don't think a collection agency just calling him is going to get the job done... on the other hand, I don't think a collector will sue over $1k... and I don't really need the hassle of dealing with this.
Guy is in Columbus, OH. Anyone got any suggestions on what has worked for them to collect $$?
The other thing is that he would just email me the orders, so I don't have signed orders from him, just copies of emails saying "send me X" and a train of emails where he admits to owing me $$ and keeps saying he will pay.
I have a customer who owes me some dough - not much, just around a grand... but enough that it pisses me off that he's dodging me.
It's coming up on a YEAR now. For months he would tell me he's having a hard time and will pay soon. Then I stopped hearing from him. Although he has a website where he was reselling my parts, and I notice he updates his "news" section every few weeks with sales and specials, so he's still actively in business.
I know the guy owns his own home, and I don't think his business is even actually registered with the state, which makes me think that he would be held personally liable for the bills.
I don't think a collection agency just calling him is going to get the job done... on the other hand, I don't think a collector will sue over $1k... and I don't really need the hassle of dealing with this.
Guy is in Columbus, OH. Anyone got any suggestions on what has worked for them to collect $$?
The other thing is that he would just email me the orders, so I don't have signed orders from him, just copies of emails saying "send me X" and a train of emails where he admits to owing me $$ and keeps saying he will pay.