Email Agreement problems

Discussion in 'Legal Issues' started by Pixel T., May 5, 2010.

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    Hey guys

    I've done work for a client recently and after I completed the project, he asked for a refund.

    Here's what happened. He contacted me about work and we discussed the details. I designed a website for him and he approved the design and said it looked great. Next I coded the website for wordpress. He approved it once again and sent me the money. After that, I sent him all the files that he needed including the psd files

    A few days later, he told me he found someone with a better not unique template. He then asked for a full refund or agreed to pay me a little bit more for a complete design again.

    I told him I could do a redesign but I would have to send him another quote.

    Today, he opened a paypal dispute for 1/3 of the total amount he paid me. Am I entitled to give him the money back or not. To me, it's like a contractor building a house and the person paying for it saying he wants a different house after approving everything on the current house.

    Let me know what you think

    thanks
     
    Pixel T., May 5, 2010 IP
  2. RonBrown

    RonBrown Well-Known Member

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    No, he's not legally or morally entitled to any refund. In the Paypal dispute defend it by saying you were providing a service and they will probably lose their claim.
     
    RonBrown, May 5, 2010 IP
  3. Pixel T.

    Pixel T. Well-Known Member

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    Ok thanks. That exactly what I was planning on doing, just wanted to double check if I was in the right.
     
    Pixel T., May 5, 2010 IP
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    pingpipe Active Member

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    If he double approved you work before sending payment, he's not entitled to a refund. This sounds like a case of "buyers remorse" to me.
     
    pingpipe, May 5, 2010 IP