Deposit Refund BS
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- FredMcWoozy0
Thats a nice deposit. So she gave you $1800 and you designed a coming soon custom landing page?
I think you need to atleast give her a 4 page site.
- I would have done an entire multi-page site... the business never got off the ground.ItTango
- era4O40
Sucks to be in that position, man. Good luck.
- calculator0
These days, they'd get a 10 page site for that. Leave it any longer and you'll be doing 20.
- lambsy0
well, he said that the flash holding page used 50% of the deposit.
so that leaves $900 in actual unused credit.
- palmer_0
I had a really similar situation. In like 2002, when I was still in school, I took a deposit and started working on a website for this dude that was opening a record shop. I sent him some comps and he never responded. He resurfaced in 2006, blamed me for the failure of the store, and asked for all of his money back through a myspace message. I told him to fuck off. He told me that I'd get a call from his lawyer. I guess he lives in Hollywood now and shoots heroin.
- dMullins0
I wouldn't leave it be and see what they do as a couple of people have said:
Sounds like you created a landing page, did some Flash work (charge for code bases and actual development time), and some minor administration of the site. Those costs can be deducted from the $1800 deposit, which was charged as a portion of the full work that was never completed.
Counter-offer with a final sum of the remaining balance against the deposit, which will be marginal I imagine. Remind them that you did do work against the deposit, but also remind them as professionally as possible that this is a really pathetic swipe at small stakes.
- i_monk0
Have your lawyer tell them you're dead and you were buried with all their money in an undisclosed location.
- Iggyboo0
You did some work, they paid you for a deposit for the 50% of the work cost. You have something to show for it. If you're a good guy you're still good on the credit if they want the money back, I'd suggest not doing the legal thing and giving them back some of it. but if they insist taking you to court keep it all because you'll need it for your own legal fees.. Its nonsense over this amount.
- BonSeff0
Let Bangs take her 2 da movies
- vaxorcist0
Ask if they got bought, sometimes new owners go through the books looking to maximize all financial issues and start this sort of thing.... but if they did get bought, there is a chance your original agreement is actually not transferred to the new owners... fine print eh!??