YOU SUCK PHP Coder.
 

YOU SUCK PHP Coder.

Here's a fine testimonial to someone who expects to be able to make a living online.
This is the entire conversation we had after I explained what was needed and got a price.
He calls himself PHP Coder For Hire and has a website of the same name.
Note the Timeline.

Date : 4/3/2007 Time : 11:30 AM
From : PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE
i've got to finish up a script in the next couple hours and then im yours

Date : 4/3/2007 Time : 11:31 AM
To : Scuzz
what's a bit?
20 minutes?
3 weeks?
OK, meanwhile, gimme yer paypal and I'll
have some bux sent. (I always trust fellow Canucks)

Date : 4/3/2007 Time : 11:32 AM
From : PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE
[email protected]

Date : 4/3/2007 Time : 11:33 AM
From : PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE
tonight basically

Date : 4/3/2007 Time : 11:34 AM
To : Scuzz
OK, I'll be around on and off most of the day if you need me, and I'll be
around tonight for a while until I fall over....

Date : 4/3/2007 Time : 11:34 AM
To : Scuzz
payment sent. (1st half)

Date : 4/3/2007 Time : 11:35 AM
From : PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE
alright lol

Date : 4/3/2007 Time : 11:35 AM
From : PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE
cool thanks

Date : 4/5/2007 Time : 12:01 AM
To : Scuzz
Hi. Anything happening on the script?

Date : 4/5/2007 Time : 6:06 PM
To : Scuzz
any word?

Date : 4/6/2007 Time : 9:33 PM
To : Scuzz
Hello?
What did ya do, quit already?

Date : 4/9/2007 Time : 10:02 AM
To : Scuzz
so, are you working or what?

Date : 4/9/2007 Time : 11:06 PM
From : PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE
Hey there... no no i havent worked on it at all yet actually.. Easter weekend
was for the family

Date : 4/9/2007 Time : 11:06 PM
From : PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE
I am going to start working on it tomorrow however

Date : 4/9/2007 Time : 11:21 PM
To : Scuzz
Easter weekend?
That's a helluva long weekend. It was the 3rd when you said
"i've got to finish up a script in the next couple hours and then im yours"

Date : 4/15/2007 Time : 6:28 AM
From : PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE
whenever you come online get in touch with me ok? i need the
usernames/passwords as you said you want it developed on your server

Date : 4/15/2007 Time : 10:31 AM
To : Scuzz
What I said was that I wanted to be able to work on it on my own server,
meaning my machine at home....
from way back on the 3rd of April..
"well,
what I mean about installation, is that I will probably want to develop the
site on my local machine, and we may use the script on more than one domain, so
installation will need to include a script to get the database set up
properly."

Date : 4/15/2007 Time : 10:31 AM
To : Scuzz
How far along are you on the script?

Date : 4/15/2007 Time : 10:33 AM
To : Scuzz
If you haven't even started it yet, then don't bother.
Return our money.
You promised to start in a couple hours, not a couple weeks. I expected to have it
done and nearly ready to deploy by now.

Date : 4/16/2007 Time : 12:52 PM
To : Scuzz
Well, you obviously aren't interested in Communicating with us.
Please return our $$$
pay to ****@****.com

I warned GFY about this guy many times. Good luck resolving this issue.

Well, Ya should have sent me a PM:1orglaugh

wow that looks not good!

Wow man you really got jerked around. :helpme

Sucks to see amateur shit like this from people claiming to be professionals :2 cents:

Hope he sends your $$ back.

Hmm i havent seen him on here lately

damn that sucks :(

aw man this just sucks, that's why its crucial to always checl references before sending any money

Us Canucks are some of the most trustworthy peeps around.
He's one, and so am I..... so I never thought twice.:Oh crap

Do yourself a favour and use an online programming broker, not a chat board to get work done like this. That way your money has to be worked for, not just sent, and their work has to be finished before they receive the money.

That sucks, man.

Just remember, it never hurts to do a search, or check references.

Could you post links to a couple of good ones please? :helpme

i think the problem is not that if somebody rookie
The problem is if somebody incorrect.....

I hope you get your money back

Been there, done that.
I still have $$$ in escrow from some project where they didn't have a clue what I was talking about, and also suddenly didn't understand English.
...and, no, I didn't go with the cheapest bid.

Bump!!! PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE still sucks

damn thats lame. hopefully you get your money back

Hopefully...

A dispute has been entered with paypal or the transaction, so there's hope.

PayPal dispute will get rejected, their buyer protection thing only covers tangible items. Not nessesarilly a bad thing, as i've had more then one person hire me, pay me on paypal, and try to charge it back a month later after the work is complete.

Actually, we won the Paypal dispute against this fuck, but we'll never see the money, as he's probably already changed his board nicks, and got a new Paypal account.

Just watch out for this fuck in the future.

Dear XXXXXXXX,

After careful review, we have concluded our investigation of the Buyer
Complaint described below.

We have decided in your favor, however, we were unable to recover any funds from the seller's account. As stated in the PayPal User Agreement, recovery of funds associated with a Buyer Complaint cannot be guaranteed.

Please know that we will make our best effort to recover the funds in
question if they become available in the seller's account in the future and
will take appropriate action against the seller. Such action may include
issuing a warning, a temporary restriction, or terminating the account.
Keep in mind that PayPal uses a number of factors to determine when to take
action, including member complaints. Due to privacy laws, we cannot discuss
the details of any action taken. We hope you understand our policy and that
it assures you that you are safe using PayPal.


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Transaction Details
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Transaction Date: Apr 3, 2007
Transaction Amount: -$225.00 USD
Your Transaction ID: 8G5623737L6937845
Seller's Transaction ID: 5F771981KC364535M
Case Number: PP-275-532-899
Seller's Name: PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE
Seller's Email: [email protected]

I remember being flamed not too long ago after making a negative statement about this guy in one of his threads... how hilarious gfy noobs can be.

Yeah, I wish we had just done a quick search for his nick...

Too bad this kind of shit is the norm, and not the exception...

LOL that unreliable fuck

Why are there so many flaky programmers around?

i hate it when people screw others like that

Unreal that people like this still exist. Fuckers.