How to get money back...collection agency

A.C.Slater · Jul 31, 2007

Have 3 grand owed to me by a bookie, he's apparently broke and claims he is going to pay me back in small increments. I find this hard to believe since he has taken 9+ months and I haven't seen a dime, so I'm really at a loss for what to do. I've pretty much written it off as a loss but I'm looking around for a couple last ditch efforts.

Looking around at some collection agency sites, some claim that they will collect on bad checks. He probably is close to broke, with only a couple hundred in his accounts right now. What if I could get him to write me a check for the 3,000, on the reasoning that I wouldn't be able to deposit it until he told me he had sufficient funds...He may write me the check, figuring that the funds will never be there, and my check would only bounce if I ever tried to deposit it, never hurting him.

Then, with check in hand, I try to deposit and watch it bounce, and turn over the bad debt to the collection agency. I would have to pay $30 for the NSF, but this would be worth it if I could get the collection agency on his ass, possibly get the money back, and fuck up his credit score in the process.

Any advice, suggestions? Obviously I'm not in great shape in this situation, which I don't need to hear again, but constructive info is welcome.

SkinsRaj28 · Jul 31, 2007

Threaten to get Mr. Belding involved.

No one's gonna fuck with that guy.

GrandMasterB · Aug 1, 2007

SkinsRaj28 said:
Threaten to get Mr. Belding involved.

No one's gonna fuck with that guy.

you certainly don't fuck around

lapdance · Aug 1, 2007

yeah and put it on his credit report also. are you people really this stupid?

fhmesq44 · Aug 1, 2007

lapdance said:
yeah and put it on his credit report also. are you people really this stupid?

Lapdance, can I hit you up for some info offline?

DrunkenHorseplayer · Aug 1, 2007

Given that this debt is a gambling debt, it's surely unenforceable. Doubt a CA would take it and if they did and he knows anything about the law he would tell them to fuck off and dare them to try and collect it.

ppeter · Aug 1, 2007

If you find one willing to take this debt collection on, please let me know so I can sick them on BoS :missingte

CookieNBabe · Aug 1, 2007

Uncollectable. Why not keep betting with him, and when you finally lose, tell him to get fucked?

theticket_22 · Aug 1, 2007

SkinsRaj28 said:
Threaten to get Mr. Belding involved.

No one's gonna fuck with that guy.

that's funny as hell.....BTW i was at Tangerine @ TI in vegas and they always have a featured guest/host....and 1 night i was there hammered and behind this Wizard of Oz type curtain stands Dennis Haskins AKA Mr. Belding...i was so hammered and apparently i shook his hand and said "Good luck this weedend vs. Valley."....fuckin awesome....

WVU · Aug 1, 2007

First off the deadbeat will not write you a check. Why would he?

A.C.Slater · Aug 1, 2007

WVU said:
First off the deadbeat will not write you a check. Why would he?

He's doesn't have any money, but he isn't a deadbeat with no outs. He still lives with his parents who have good money, and his dad sold a car he had a few months ago for 11k (heard this from a couple guys that know him well.) Dad gave him a couple grand, which likely blew or gave to other debts, and the dad is still holding onto the rest. So there is money within the family to be had...

If he is still telling me he is going to pay me, there is still a chance he will write me a bad check. He knows it will never clear the bank if I tried to deposit, so he may do it just on my promise that "I won't cash it until you tell me you have the sufficient funds." Since he still talks to me a couple times a week about the promised payment plans, he may write me the check just to get me off his back.

As for the collection agency calling up his home, since his dad does have money, he may fork up the cash over to them, thinking that his son's credit score is going to be fucked up. I will have the bad check as evidence for the C.A., not just my word saying he owes me 3,000...

MrCleo · Aug 1, 2007

you know his residence and family members?

BAGIANT · Aug 1, 2007

Just write it off and let it go. If he winds up paying you all or part of it be thankful.

He's not writing you a check so forget about that idea.

oatmealpancakes · Aug 1, 2007

When Screech was down and out not too long ago, he attempted to sell t-shirts (on Howard Stern?) to raise some cash. Your bookie needs to earn some $ to pay his debt.

T-shirts is the answer.

WVU · Aug 1, 2007

Slater, he has not paid you a dime in 9 months. That qualifies him as a deadbeat. Outs or no outs you have not seen any money from this guy.

writing and passing a bad check is a crime. If this guy has any common sense he will refuse to write that check. You are either giving him too much credit for not being completely deadbeat or not enough credit to be smart enough not to write you that check.

buddyboy · Aug 1, 2007

go to the kids dad, tell him the kid owes you 3 grand.

make it clear that Next week the kid will owe the 3 grand to buddyboy, and buddyboy don't play.

if he don't give you the 3 grand, don't worry

you're welcome

steaktartar · Aug 1, 2007

buddyboy said:
go to the kids dad, tell him the kid owes you 3 grand.

make it clear that Next week the kid will owe the 3 grand to buddyboy, and buddyboy don't play.

if he don't give you the 3 grand, don't worry

you're welcome

lol another classic from BB

SkinsRaj28 · Aug 1, 2007

theticket_22 said:
that's funny as hell.....BTW i was at Tangerine @ TI in vegas and they always have a featured guest/host....and 1 night i was there hammered and behind this Wizard of Oz type curtain stands Dennis Haskins AKA Mr. Belding...i was so hammered and apparently i shook his hand and said "Good luck this weedend vs. Valley."....fuckin awesome....

hahahahaha
good luck vs. Valley...jesus christ, that's hilarious.

He made an appearance at my college a couple years ago. A friend of mine went and said he was pretty damned funny.

I'd love to have a beer with that guy...something tells me he'd have some great stories to share...including some about raping Kelly Kapowski in the principal's office set.

OnePocket · Aug 1, 2007

I own an sign advertising business and I did something similiar to what your talking about doing and the collection agency told me I took the check knowing it was no good there for they could do nothing about it as in collecting the funds.

Betallsports · Aug 2, 2007

Didn't we have a Trend Just like this one last Month ??

The Guy won't write you a Check..Forget that Idea !!

I think the Going to the Dad is your Best bet !