Timeline for Can I claim only part of the full amount of a check?
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| Jul 11, 2022 at 13:09 | comment | added | gnasher729 | Not long ago there was a related question on law.stackexchange and supposedly you can write a check for example for “$1,000 or less” and you can use it to get $800; the check is then considered paid. Of course no use here because the check doesn’t say “or less”. | |
| Jan 27, 2020 at 10:26 | answer | added | Duke Bouvier | timeline score: 0 | |
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| Jan 23, 2020 at 17:55 | answer | added | le3th4x0rbot | timeline score: 1 | |
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| Jan 23, 2020 at 13:47 | answer | added | David Schwartz | timeline score: -4 | |
| Jan 23, 2020 at 11:24 | answer | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jan 23, 2020 at 2:39 | vote | accept | Partial Fraction | ||
| Jan 22, 2020 at 19:34 | answer | added | taswyn | timeline score: 2 | |
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| Jan 22, 2020 at 18:14 | comment | added | Ben | @DanielR.Collins you may be correct, in which case this is not what he should do. Instead he should maybe inform the client in writing (e.g. email) that he's willing to accept the payment as partial satisfaction of the debt, not as full satisfaction, and not cash it until he gets a positive response, again in writing. He may or may not be able to do this without consent, depending on local law. | |
| Jan 22, 2020 at 18:12 | comment | added | Ben | Why do you want to do this? Is it an X/Y problem? The reason affects the answer: Doing this (X) may not achieve your goal (Y). You are better off asking a question related to what you are trying to achieve, rather than asking how to do something which may be (and sounds like it is) a bad idea. | |
| Jan 22, 2020 at 17:33 | comment | added | Daniel R. Collins | It seems pretty clear what's happened. OP did two tasks for the client, Tx and Ty. They agree on price for Tx at $X. They disagree on price for Ty. Client is trying to undercut OP by writing a check in their interpretation of the total and writing "Paid in full for Tx and Ty" on the check, or similar. Client hopes that cashing the check represents acceptance of that lower value for Ty, and OP wants to avoid that, while still getting some of the money they've been waiting for. Hopefully answers will stop suggesting "cash the check and refund some money", which doesn't answer the question. | |
| Jan 22, 2020 at 16:55 | answer | added | Mike M | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 22, 2020 at 15:58 | answer | added | Kevin P | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 22, 2020 at 15:47 | comment | added | dwizum | After all, when someone sends you money via PayPal, is there any way to only accept part of it? - you can't literally accept only part of it, but PayPal does have built in functionality for the recipient of money to issue a partial refund, which would accomplish the same thing. | |
| Jan 22, 2020 at 15:34 | comment | added | MonkeyZeus | I am really interested in knowing why accepting $X is not an option for you. Is this on principle or do you fear some sort of legal/tax recourse for accepting the full amount? Additionally, going to the bank and asking is the only way to truly know what your options are. As we say in programming "If you want 5 different answers then ask 3 people. If you want the right answer, consult the documentation." | |
| Jan 22, 2020 at 15:34 | comment | added | ceejayoz | Yeah, @Ukko raises a good point. A larger-than-desired check is often a part of an overpayment scam; they ask you to pass on the extra to someone else, then the check bounces, leaving you in the red. | |
| Jan 22, 2020 at 15:27 | answer | added | dwizum | timeline score: 92 | |
| Jan 22, 2020 at 15:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackFinance/status/1219998177065099264 | ||
| Jan 22, 2020 at 14:52 | comment | added | Ukko | Additionally this is a big hallmark of a scam, they send you a bad check for $X + $Y dollars and have you send $Y back to them or on to someone else. In a week when the original check bounces you are out the money you got and the money you sent on. Unless you are well aquatinted with this person, be very careful. | |
| Jan 22, 2020 at 13:08 | comment | added | Simon Arsenault | @PartialFraction why are you even posting a question if you're not ready to accept the possibility that's it's not possible? Many people told you it's not possible and you keep telling them that there must be a way to do this. Call your bank and ask them, they'll tell you the same. | |
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| Jan 22, 2020 at 4:29 | answer | added | user662852 | timeline score: 23 | |
| Jan 22, 2020 at 3:24 | answer | added | Dheer | timeline score: 8 | |
| Jan 22, 2020 at 3:21 | answer | added | DJClayworth | timeline score: 47 | |
| Jan 22, 2020 at 2:32 | comment | added | Partial Fraction | @RonJohn If someone allows you to take cash from their mattress, is there any way to only take part of it? Of course. Maybe PayPal or any other system never bothered to build in this feature despite its occasional usefulness, maybe they did. Hence my question. | |
| Jan 22, 2020 at 2:31 | comment | added | RonJohn | "It feels like there should be." Why? After all, when someone sends you money via PayPal, is there any way to only accept part of it? | |
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| Jan 22, 2020 at 2:27 | history | asked | Partial Fraction | CC BY-SA 4.0 |