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Originally Posted by Lenny2
What he said.
This person is on ICQ begging for $20 all the time, they obviously have no money....the amount of content they were selling is less than $5000, so it goes to small claims court, they don't show, you get a few hundred dollar judgement, and they never pay you.
So you paid filing fees and court costs and wasted a day of your life to get exactly what you have now....NOTHING.
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I have been in a similar situation, i knew the person had zero to pay me with but never the less i pursued a small claims action and won a lean against any future moines they may have. The judgement was published locally thereby warning others not to employ or do business with this person. It also spawned a small article in the local news papers and on Channel 10 news. I posted the judgement on various web-sites and within 10 days that person found the $4500.00 that i was awarded and paid me in full.
I was lucky but don't dismiss the immense amount of satisfaction one will get from winning a case like this, plus it could serve as a warning to others. From a practical stand point you will have to serve the papers in their country / state which will mean you have to employ someone to do that !