[32phil]

Typically, I mail everything (keys cut to code, rebuilt cylinders, locking handles etc.) out before I get paid. Once in a while I get a bad vibe after speaking to someone, so I wait for payment before I ship.
I've only been skunked by one guy. He called in a panic; he locked the only keys he had in the trunk of his 64 T Bird. I stopped my dinner cut the key and made the Post Office before it closed. I finished my now cold dinner and called him to tell him the keys were on the way. He told me he got into the trunk, so he doesn't need my key after all.
I responded with the obvious, but he refused to pay. He wouldn't even tell me if he got the key or if it worked (I used a new cutter so I was concerned on the calibration)
I won't out him on here, it was a long time ago back when I was charging $5 per key. Everyone would be shocked to find out who it was.
I hope he enjoyed the $6.72 he cheated me out of.
After at least 20 years of doing this, I can honestly say 99.9999 percent of the folks I deal with are honest. Thank You all.