ericoh Posted February 14, 2004 Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 Anybody know of any famlies for hire? :P Saw a listing for a family on eBay once... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Brad Grimmett Posted February 14, 2004 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 Anybody know of any famlies for hire? :P Saw a listing for a family on eBay once... :) I bet they sold for less than that pencil! How much did that end up going for anyway? Anybody here the proud owner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Rhodes Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 Hi, Three and a half months wouldn't be that unusual for me. I'd moan like hell and not work for them again, but it's not uncommon. I don't know what the laws are in the US, but in the UK if you're a big company you can pretty much get away with this on a whim, there's very little to stop you as you can threaten the little guy with the costs of the legal proceedings. The thought of losing such a case on some technicality and ending up out of pocket for perhaps a quarter of your yearly earnings is just too terrifying, so you don't bother. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Gross Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 This is why on my invoices I always state "Payment due 30 days Net." Depending on the client I also have a little note indicating compounding interest in weekly installments after those 30 days. Good luck on getting them to pay it, but it does help get the money in a little faster. This is usually the very last thing listed in my Deal Memo as well, right above the signatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericoh Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 I bet they sold for less than that pencil! How much did that end up going for anyway? Anybody here the proud owner? The starting bid was for US$5 million. It was for a family of five I believe. eBay pulled the listing after a day or two... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Rhodes Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 Hi, > This is why on my invoices I always state "Payment due 30 days Net." Yeah, so do I, but it never works. If they don't want to pay you, they can usually get away with it. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Brad Grimmett Posted February 16, 2004 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 The starting bid was for US$5 million. It was for a family of five I believe. eBay pulled the listing after a day or two... Oh jeez, I was just kidding. That's kinda scary. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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