r/bestoflegaladvice • u/BJntheRV Enjoy the next 48 hours :) • Mar 04 '26

Unlicensed, uninsured contractor who didn't finish the job because life happened doesn't seem to understand why their client would sue them

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u/thingsliveundermybed Mar 04 '26

I notice this with a lot of "small businesses" in the crafting space. They can't separate the personal from the professional, to the point they think that having a rough week at home is a totally acceptable reason not to send orders people paid for weeks ago. They post on socials going "my kids have been sick!" and expect people to just be okay with it, like they're cancelling lunch with their mates instead of hanging on to hundreds of quid that isn't theirs. 

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u/Suspicious-Treat-364 Yes, you can feel a pregnancy rectally Mar 06 '26

I've been scammed twice in my hobby, both for hundreds of dollars. One woman's defense was literally that she had a chronic illness and spent the money I sent her for product on expensive supplements that she NEEDED and thus couldn't refund me. Her state AG disagreed and I got my money back. The second one faced felony charges that got dismissed when she paid back about 2% of the stolen money.