MOPED ARMY

how many months? isn't it considered yours after a certain amount of time?

..........i just dont want to deal with it. he dropped it to me in maybe may? last year, last time we communicated was august? he said he emailed me.... it musta hit my spam box......... now bj thinks im a thief

Go talk to bj. Im sure he knows you better than the dumbass who can't remember where he left his ped

Well since you're storage rate was about 1000 dollars a month...I'd say you could file a claim against him. Unless he has proof that he left the bike with you and that you sold it directly to the seller on craigslist..I think he'll find it hard to press any charges. If he has proof that he left the bike with you for that time period...then I'd say you can press charges since theres proof that he left the bike in your hands for that time period without contact or payment for storage of the bike.

Pretty much I dont think the guy can prove anything and if he can...then you can prove that he's stored the bike at your place for several months and owes you as much as you'd like to charge him for storage fees.

Tell him to fuck off

im trying for a job out of state and i cant have shit like this tying me up.

nah, a dick wouldn't give a shit. Let him press charges so that it goes to court. He might not be that motivated and is just trying to intimidate you. Organize any paperwork, notes, scribbles, parts ordered, ANYTHING so that it shows you were acting as a responsible punctual mechanic. The CL ads are probably taken down, so those don't do any good, unless you printed them out while they were up. The work you did won't really do any good since the original owner didn't get to witness or enjoy that. But, the worst that can happen is exactly what you're willing to do right now, which is pay him. It's HIS responsibility to prove that he emailed anything to you. If he doesn't have that, the court may side with you and you don't pay him anything unless you want to, or give him some other moped just to ease your conscience. Good luck with it, and just remember that the courts are full of people much worse than you....

I don't believe nerdy did anything wrong. I would've sold it too.

You should be able to look at your old ads on craigslist under your accounts page.

if he doesn't claim it and pay u with in 30 to 60 days depending on the state it becomes ur property.

check the mechanic lean laws in your state. i'm not sure if you need a business license or not for them to apply though. usually if a bike is left over thirty days from the job finished, and the job has not been paid for, the bike becomes the property of the mechanic. i've had to apply this too one bike this year at the shop i work for.

I found this:

1311.19 Service.

(B) For purposes of this chapter, service is complete upon receipt by the party being served except as provided in division (H) of section 1701.07 of the Revised Code and except, for the purposes of sections 1311.05 and 1311.261 of the Revised Code, if service of a notice of furnishing is made by certified mail, service is complete on the date of the mailing. If the service is attempted upon an owner, part owner, or lessee, or designee, at the address contained in the notice of commencement required by section 1311.04 of the Revised Code, and if the notice, affidavit, or other document is returned unclaimed or refused, service is complete when first attempted.

I'd still go see a legal person though... (edited)

he abandoned a bike at your place, you waited a year and tried to get in touch but couldn't, so you sold it. i think most anyone would agree that the bike was your property at that point.

You sound set on paying him back. Its not worth the worry telling him to fuck off. Shucks poor luck dude.

yea you need to hold your own ground. You are not in the wrong. He needs to work something out with you.

you might have to be a licensed mechanic to get a mechanic's lien but you can lien a vehicle when ever it's left on your property. I do this for when I buy a vehicle that has gone through a bunch of hands and doesn't have any paper work left. I just say it's been sitting at my house for a couple years.

If the dude dropped it at your place and knew where you were and didn't come to get it it's his fault.