Posted by Iowa corn and hogs on December 14, 2008 at 18:45:59 from (75.104.160.56):
In Reply to: Re: Advice posted by Lee in Iowa on December 14, 2008 at 17:08:39:
If I understand things, the $4500 is what you would owe him w/o being paid for your work. Then the $4500 isn't the important number at all. If you put , say, $1000 of parts and a MINIMAL labor charge into the situation, you would owe him , in my example, either $4500(if you got nothing) or $3500(if you were reimbursed. In my example, I wouldn't cause a fight for $1000, as by the time you negotiate a settlement it would be less thsn $1000 you would end up with hard feelings over.
If I AM understanding this correctly, the only amt that really matters is the $$$ you put into the situation out of your pocket. I don't think your labor is all that important if you ended up getting your crop out timely, as that is certainly worth something. The TOTAL is immaterial, as he did custom work for you and is entitled to be paid.
So, IF IF IF I understand you, I stand by my original advice.Pay him, move on, lesson learned.
If you spent $4500 of YOUR money on HIS stuff, then shame on you. Why would you do that? I would have charged all the parts to him as I picked them up, then all I would be out is my labor.
But be re-reading your reply, I see $4500 is the total for the custom work without deducting your involvement keeping the stuff running. So I stand by my first papagraph of this reply. The TOTAL $$ is unimportant, as he did custom work for you that is probably the majority of this total and needs paid. You are only potentially causing a fight over the paarts you paid for. Most certainly you SHOULD be reimbursed, but lessons are seldom free.
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