I've only had a few during my time in business but I know when it happens you can't but take it personally.
I have had a bad check on this one man for about 2 years now. None of the information on his check has been much help in locating him. The address listed on the check was a prior. The bank won't tell you nothing.
Anywho, I was about ready to just shred the thing one day last week but didn't for some reason.
Last night this same guy calls and tells me his brother is buying a home and he was calling to see if I was still in business.
He wanted to refer his brother to me as he was looking for an inspector.
I told him, give me your address and I'll mail you some of my cards to give to him and I'll throw in a 20.00 coupon for him too.
This guy just blurts it out as if I didn't remember his bad check.
Well, I just turned it in this morning to the DA as that was all they were needing to track him down for the Hot Check.
Something else another inspector here told me he does is when the buyer is there and he has "bad feeling" about their check, he actually takes a quick picture of the license plate on the vehicle they arrived in. He says its actually helped him track down persons who have given him a bad check.