Ask HN: Client won't pay me my invoice and disputed Paypal payment 3 months ago
I have been working with a client now for 6 months. He has paid me around 3k each month. While my invoices were well above the prescribed amount. He chose to do that saying that we would add it to equity later. Sweat equity. Just a week ago, we had a falling out and closing up my work, I sent him an invoice for 17k. After which things got worse. He has attacked me, my family and called me names. He is trying to intimidate me. He also took the stance that he doesn't want to speak to me anymore. After which, I did threaten to share the details of this with his client base and all his buyers. He wasn't happy with that. I did not do so, but now he is unwilling to talk. After him shutting down communication, I reached out to his investors, which got him talking again. He has since said he is only willing to pay me $3500 on my invoice. Second, he disputed 3k he paid me in March, so I
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I have been working with a client now for 6 months. He has paid me around 3k each month. While my invoices were well above the prescribed amount. He chose to do that saying that we would add it to equity later. Sweat equity. Just a week ago, we had a falling out and closing up my
- Kind
- startup
- Status
- Shut down
- Inventor
- spoiledtechie
- Ended
- 2018
- Source
- hackernews