Who do you use for collections?

[yevlesh]

I am sure that most of you (especially the ones who are working direct with advertisers) had an occasional advertiser/network who tried to pull a fast one and refuse to pay. What do you usually do in those situations ?


Do you use a collections company, your friendly neighborhood lawyer, something else?


Last time I had to deal with this was about 2 years ago, and back then I just used a collections company . However, they weren't too effective and charged a hefty 25% fee, so I would be interested in other options.

 

[Edwin]

Tony always comes through for me...

 

[DumDum]

Tony always comes through for me...

Or you could do this:

 

[circa]

Or you could do this:

Do nothing? That only works when you are being paid by LEGIT people/companys. Sometimes people need a little "help" to remind them to pay you.

 

[yevlesh]

Yeah, I called Vinnie today, but he is all booked up for the next month .


Any non-mob related suggestions would be very welcome.

Tony always comes through for me...

 

[-Matt-]

Threaten to suicide bomb their building if they don't pay. Or hire an Al Qaeda to do it.

 

[johu]

Do nothing? That only works when you are being paid by LEGIT people/companys. Sometimes people need a little "help" to remind them to pay you.

That image is supposed to be http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/penguin-kill.jpg, but the site doesn't allow image hotlinking...

 

[Rage9]

I know Pauly does commercials for Dennys and all but he always gets the job done.

Capeash?

 

[HarveyJ]

Hire Michael Douglas to go talk to them, then make sure he gets stuck in a traffic jam on the way

Seriously though, get in touch with them, threaten to get it put down negatively on their credit rating.
Small businesses live on credit, and lowering their rating is as good as kneecapping them