Originally Posted by
Hockey Guy
How do you determine if the debt is 100% legit?
Do you investigate further if you contact the guy & he gives a different but believable story?
Have you ever walked away from a collection after learning the situation wasn't quite as cut & dried as it was presented to you?
What do you do in the case of something like the Aussie Matt story where he supposedly accepted 1M as payment in full then planned on ruining the guys rep just because? As far as I'm concerned just don't accept a shitty deal because once you accept a shitty deal it's over.
All of my collections so far have come through referrals and vouched for by people who wouldnt lie to me.
From the sounds of the Matt Leon thing Matt is paid and thats that, regardless of anything else.
Some guy contacted me asking to collect from an 84 year old woman. THAT I can walk away from with ease lol. What a scenario that was.
Guess Ive been lucky so far as the people who owed were definitely not in denial that they owed.
edit: One of my jobs wasnt a referral. A member from here contacted me. The person who owed didnt deny and it took 30 minutes to get him to pay in full. I asked him to vouch but was a no go, and thats ok, personal choice and all that