Classic "rich guy".
This young customer owns a collection of super high-end cars, and i've detailed all these plus his friends' equally expensive cars. He is car crazy and seeks my assistance to get his tinting, high end audio, and custom respray done. I take care of all his babies. Same applies to his group of rich, well-connected buddies. They never bargain, and nothing is too expensive.
3mths ago, he sent his Porsche GT2 to my fav Porsche specialist to fit new rims, and to get some things done.....amounting to a huge bill (4weeks)
That specialist is my friend.
After the work was completed, the was instructed to send the Porsche to my sprayer to do some minor touch-up work (1 week)
Once the touchup work was completed, the sprayer informed me that the Porsche's owner wanted me to detail it. That was a very normal arrangement, and i did the detailing (3days).
The car owner was out of the country and texted me, saying that when he returns in 1weeks time, he'll come to collect the car and pay me for detailing. And he'll go to pay the other guys.
2mths went by, and he was uncontactable.
His rich buddies (my customers also) were uncontactable.
The sprayer and Porsche specialist were all my friends and they were also chasing for payment.
At my last call to him, he answered. From the ringing tone, I knew he was not out of the country. After hearing my pleas, he asked me to REMOVE the car's number plates and cover up the car because he has not paid his car installment for 3months...and the bank will be hiring re-possesors to repossess the car.
Few days later, he collected the car, and paid everyone what he owed them, including myself. WHAT A RELIEF!
His modus operandi:
He knew the bank was looking for his car, and so, he planned to keep the Porsche out from his home by having the car roving from mechanic to sprayer and to the detailer.....hoping to buy some time....for his new influx of cash to come in.
He was never out of the country.
I told myself NEVER again.....to entertain this customer.
Looks rich, looks glamorous. Big house, nice car, fancy shirts, nice chicks.
But it could be a very misleading facade.
This young customer owns a collection of super high-end cars, and i've detailed all these plus his friends' equally expensive cars. He is car crazy and seeks my assistance to get his tinting, high end audio, and custom respray done. I take care of all his babies. Same applies to his group of rich, well-connected buddies. They never bargain, and nothing is too expensive.
3mths ago, he sent his Porsche GT2 to my fav Porsche specialist to fit new rims, and to get some things done.....amounting to a huge bill (4weeks)
That specialist is my friend.
After the work was completed, the was instructed to send the Porsche to my sprayer to do some minor touch-up work (1 week)
Once the touchup work was completed, the sprayer informed me that the Porsche's owner wanted me to detail it. That was a very normal arrangement, and i did the detailing (3days).
The car owner was out of the country and texted me, saying that when he returns in 1weeks time, he'll come to collect the car and pay me for detailing. And he'll go to pay the other guys.
2mths went by, and he was uncontactable.
His rich buddies (my customers also) were uncontactable.
The sprayer and Porsche specialist were all my friends and they were also chasing for payment.
At my last call to him, he answered. From the ringing tone, I knew he was not out of the country. After hearing my pleas, he asked me to REMOVE the car's number plates and cover up the car because he has not paid his car installment for 3months...and the bank will be hiring re-possesors to repossess the car.
Few days later, he collected the car, and paid everyone what he owed them, including myself. WHAT A RELIEF!
His modus operandi:
He knew the bank was looking for his car, and so, he planned to keep the Porsche out from his home by having the car roving from mechanic to sprayer and to the detailer.....hoping to buy some time....for his new influx of cash to come in.
He was never out of the country.
I told myself NEVER again.....to entertain this customer.
Looks rich, looks glamorous. Big house, nice car, fancy shirts, nice chicks.
But it could be a very misleading facade.
I guess he might be "rich" as in the scare-quotes, and in the "gee, look at me!" sense, but yeah...sheesh.... 
but IMO the deception makes me think the guy *is* a bum. Cashflow issues are one thing, but his behavior towards gigondaz and his friends, and even the bank, was inexcusable.
