ScionDave
New member
First, a little background:
I was laid off a year and a half ago from a dealership that I was working at. So I decided it was time to start working for myself. Since then most of my customers (99%) of them have been friends and family, and their co-workers, and everyones been pretty happy with the work I've done. Recently the weather hasnt been too great and in my down time I put an ad on various 'wanted' websites hoping to expand into other areas around me, which has worked pretty well.
Now, where it begins...
I get a phone call in regards to the ad I had on craigslist. The owner of a small dealership (who pretty much does everything there) just had to get rid of his last detailer because he didnt know what he was doing with a buffer and messed up one of his vehicles. He asks me to come down on Monday (4/30) so he could see the different products and tools I have, which was fine, no big deal. He asks me to come in on Wednesday (5/2) to start on some of the cars he has, and that he will pay me cash every day I'm there. I told him since he was going to have me there 2 or 3 days a week that I will give him 20% off of the prices I have set, he agreed that it was a fair price, since he would send cars out to be done somewhere and they would be gone for 3-4 days and cost upwards of $150 or more.
I show up on Wednesday at 11 am and got started right away. The first car a green '96 Sentra was pretty bad (I should have took pictures), it looked like it was abandoned under a tree with the windows down. The second car a red '02 Sentra needed a good wash and vacuum, and scrub of the seats. Also it needed to be buffed on the front bumper at both corners, as well as on the fender and quarter panel. The third and final car was a black '04 Chrysler Sebring Coupe, which I needed to remove wax buildup from the trim and between body panels, which it seemed to be baked on. As well as remove the swirls from the paint and clean the carpets and upholstery.
Around 5pm he tells me that he needed to leave as asks me to return on Saturday (5/5) and do 2 of his personal cars, and 1 or 2 other cars he has to sell. Which usually isnt a problem for me. He asks what he owes me and I tell him "usually it would be about $225, but $175 is fine" then tells me that he will pay me next time I'm there since he didn't have the cash. I responded that I needed to be paid then and that I can take credit and debit cards as well. He then says since I was only there for 6 hours, and "really only worked 5.5 hours and $10/hr" that $55 is better, and hands me $25 and says he will give me the "other half" next time I'm there.
Here's a link of the ad that is on craigslist.
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9857/flyer2g.jpg
C/N: Detailed 3 cars for a small dealership in 6 hours, told him it would be $175 and he says $55 is more reasonable because that's about $10/hour and and only gives me $25, now what do I do?
I was laid off a year and a half ago from a dealership that I was working at. So I decided it was time to start working for myself. Since then most of my customers (99%) of them have been friends and family, and their co-workers, and everyones been pretty happy with the work I've done. Recently the weather hasnt been too great and in my down time I put an ad on various 'wanted' websites hoping to expand into other areas around me, which has worked pretty well.
Now, where it begins...
I get a phone call in regards to the ad I had on craigslist. The owner of a small dealership (who pretty much does everything there) just had to get rid of his last detailer because he didnt know what he was doing with a buffer and messed up one of his vehicles. He asks me to come down on Monday (4/30) so he could see the different products and tools I have, which was fine, no big deal. He asks me to come in on Wednesday (5/2) to start on some of the cars he has, and that he will pay me cash every day I'm there. I told him since he was going to have me there 2 or 3 days a week that I will give him 20% off of the prices I have set, he agreed that it was a fair price, since he would send cars out to be done somewhere and they would be gone for 3-4 days and cost upwards of $150 or more.
I show up on Wednesday at 11 am and got started right away. The first car a green '96 Sentra was pretty bad (I should have took pictures), it looked like it was abandoned under a tree with the windows down. The second car a red '02 Sentra needed a good wash and vacuum, and scrub of the seats. Also it needed to be buffed on the front bumper at both corners, as well as on the fender and quarter panel. The third and final car was a black '04 Chrysler Sebring Coupe, which I needed to remove wax buildup from the trim and between body panels, which it seemed to be baked on. As well as remove the swirls from the paint and clean the carpets and upholstery.
Around 5pm he tells me that he needed to leave as asks me to return on Saturday (5/5) and do 2 of his personal cars, and 1 or 2 other cars he has to sell. Which usually isnt a problem for me. He asks what he owes me and I tell him "usually it would be about $225, but $175 is fine" then tells me that he will pay me next time I'm there since he didn't have the cash. I responded that I needed to be paid then and that I can take credit and debit cards as well. He then says since I was only there for 6 hours, and "really only worked 5.5 hours and $10/hr" that $55 is better, and hands me $25 and says he will give me the "other half" next time I'm there.
Here's a link of the ad that is on craigslist.
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9857/flyer2g.jpg
C/N: Detailed 3 cars for a small dealership in 6 hours, told him it would be $175 and he says $55 is more reasonable because that's about $10/hour and and only gives me $25, now what do I do?
