Proper etiquette for dealing with someone that is busto

[JRBluff]

ok, someone owes me money. This originated on September 6th. The guy that owes me money has gone thru some tough times, but how long would you give someone that owes you say, $500.........Who here would consider themselves 'rolled' if they havent been paid back as of today?

[Shaqizzle]

Go hire some goons and rough him up!

[EWS87]

if its just 500 id say i know times are rough and youll turn it around..if you wanna pay me back in installments thats cool...get your life together then worry about paying me

[EWS87]

then when he turns around to walk away id smash the back of his head in

[New2NL]

What happens when the busto person attacks you personally online, calls you a bum etc.. Says he will pay back when he wants but he is just too broke to do it?

but he calls you a bitch etc...

He also tried to get people to buy the debt and tons of underhanded things to avoid paying.

Then what do you do?

Also he is someone that people might trust etc..

[SNOWBALL]

2 and a half months isn't THAT long. How long did he say it would take him to pay you?

[JRBluff]

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What happens when the busto person attacks you personally online, calls you a bum etc.. Says he will pay back when he wants but he is just too broke to do it?

but he calls you a bitch etc...

He also tried to get people to buy the debt and tons of underhanded things to avoid paying.

Then what do you do?

Also he is someone that people might trust etc..

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this is probably the bigger issue. Yes, this person is fairly well known on the internet. There was no timeline about when the bet would be repaid. But the biggest thing is that the person is acting less than honest/admirable about paying off the debt (name calling, mocking, ect.). At what point do you just say eff it, and let loose with a full blown internet bashing of the fairly famous person in question.....

[cpitt398]

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2 and a half months isn't THAT long. How long did he say it would take him to pay you?

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you don't make timelines when you lose bets, He didn't loan him the money

[augie_]

a ton of the debt problems in the world would be solved if the debtor could just break it up into a bunch of weekly micro payments, $50/week could have that thing paid off way before christmas

[ThreeBeers]

Tell him to pay you as soon as possible. Ask him to pay you in installments. If he wants to pay you back $10 at a time then take it. If you get the money back in full, then wonderful. In any event, I would suggest that you evaluate your lending practices. First and foremost don't lend what you can't afford to be without. Second don't lend to those you have any doubts about. If you thought you could trust them and it turns out you can't, then hopefully you followed rule #1.

ThreeBeers