Jewelry consignment--they sold it but haven't given me the money!
Hi,
I placed two pieces of jewelry with a consignment jeweler in August. He sold the two pieces right before Christmas '05 and to this day he still hasn't given me the $5000.00 he owes me. He claims someone else gave him a bogus credit card (for a different sale) for which he has gotten a huge chargeback on his account and he claims he doesn't have the money. He tells me every week, "next week". This is ridiculous! What can I do? I'm still waiting for a copy of the receipt which shows that he sold the jewelry. I do have the receipt I got when I dropped it off.
Do I have legal recourse? I've heard small claims court only goes up to $2000.00- is there anything I can do without having to spend a lot of money on lawyer fees? Is my case good enough so that I don't even need a lawyer?
Thanks!