Then there is the other kind of scam. Where they take your stuff at the price quoted and then hold it hostage for more money before they will unload it.
And yes, the lawyers at the bottom of the sea........ It's called a good start.
if i ever ran into a situation like that i would simply call the police.
i'm finishing a "flip house" right now and i had a problem with a roofing sub-contractor. i paid him some money, he came over and started on the job, then started drinking and then i threw him off the job site telling him "i won't accept the legal liability of some nut drinking while he's working on my property - especially while on the roof!!" the guy left leaving all his tools. knowing the local cops, i went down to their station and told them what had happened and that the guy was not allowed on the property. naturally, he showed up again, and naturally, i called the cops. i knew the cops who showed up, i told them i didn't want the guy on the property then he said "that guy won't give me my tools back!" i knew what was coming ... so i looked at the cops and smiled and they said: "you know you have to give this guy his property back ..." i smiled and said "yea, i know." so we gathered up the guys tools in the presence of the cops and he left. i knew "legally" i could not keep the guys tools - what i really wanted was the cops to be present when we returned the tools so the guy would not come back later and say he didn't get everything.
while various states have different laws about "mechanic's liens" and "contractor liens" - meaning that in some states, garages can keep a car until the repair bill is paid, i've never heard of a "mover's lien." as i said, if someone had my property on their trailer or truck and was trying to get me to pay more money to get it back, i'd call the cops... that kind of behavior is also called EXTORTION - which i KNOW is a felony in ALL states.
