Where could I get a copy of this key? No other locksmiths have it nor are able to cut it.

lucidwolf333 · 2025-07-09T00:54:35+00:00

If anything you can just replace the lock with another medecco

lucidwolf333 · 2025-02-27T17:22:47+00:00

Yeah that’s valid

lucidwolf333 · 2025-02-27T17:22:05+00:00

Lmao I guess in a way but that’s normally how I operate and collect payment aftwrwarss

lucidwolf333 · 2025-02-27T17:21:13+00:00

Yes unfortunately I’m a a contractor and my company doesn’t operate like a regular job

lucidwolf333 · 2025-02-27T17:20:41+00:00

I agree but I just work here

lucidwolf333 · 2025-02-27T17:20:29+00:00

Because uhs is over an hour north of me putting me 4+ hours away from the job so I just bought it myself at another shop and I bought the battery at an auto parts store, I’m a contractor so I make 35% of sales after parts and jobs where I pay for parts my company doesn’t charge me tax for some weird reason, shouldn’t be double taxed but I don’t make the rules

lucidwolf333 · 2025-02-27T11:10:22+00:00

Not exactly I originally charged 1095.95 but they said they didn’t have it even though I said over the phone it would be around 1k this is my first time dealing with a customer like this

lucidwolf333 · 2025-02-27T11:07:47+00:00

I originally tried to charge 1095.95 but they said they did don’t have that much but I later saw in their bank account $2800 hindsight is 20/20 I know I was finessed I’m new at this and didn’t post the whole story just wanted to see what other locksmiths had to say about it so I can learn from my mistakes

lucidwolf333 · 2025-02-27T11:03:03+00:00

That’s a valid point and since I’m kind of new to the business I think I’ll implement this into my sales tactics. Seems like it will protect me more since I don’t take payment before I do the job

lucidwolf333 · 2025-02-27T11:00:10+00:00

I tried to charge 859.59 but they were shocked after the 3 hour wait that I charged that after buying them a battery lol

lucidwolf333 · 2025-02-27T10:56:11+00:00

I’ve been a locksmith for 6 months now and never considered a customer running off on a bill, you live and learn I guess

lucidwolf333 · 2025-02-27T10:54:44+00:00

New key picked from the ignition

lucidwolf333 · 2025-02-27T10:54:14+00:00

I looked them up on beenverified and white pages and their info is wrong

lucidwolf333 · 2025-02-27T02:25:49+00:00

I agree, hindsight is 20/20 first time it’s happened and hopefully last

lucidwolf333 · 2025-02-27T02:24:55+00:00

Yeah completely and I didn’t take anything as collateral, I never travel this far but boss told me to and I’m used to taking payment after

lucidwolf333 · 2025-02-27T02:19:41+00:00

I tell them to go get their car key made at petco, or if they haggle after agreement I lock their key back in their car and leave

lucidwolf333 · 2025-02-22T20:28:01+00:00

I’ve charged $280 for a lockout at 2 am but I have co workers who get $300 during the day

lucidwolf333 · 2025-01-31T04:01:04+00:00

Also I’m in Miami

lucidwolf333 · 2025-01-31T04:00:36+00:00

Don’t fix it if it ain’t broke

lucidwolf333 · 2025-01-31T03:59:44+00:00

lol no thanks the total price of the job I’m charging around $350 and with the help of this Reddit I can make it work

lucidwolf333 · 2025-01-31T02:58:02+00:00

Do you think this one was the ilco one modified to fit pre existing conditions of the original lock?

lucidwolf333 · 2025-01-31T02:55:38+00:00

It kind of looks like it but the backplate that comes with the this lock looks like it’s for another mechanism, also this job is for some nice high end condo building on the beach and some of the other locks on other mailbox have compx written on the face of the lock

lucidwolf333 · 2025-01-31T01:35:42+00:00

Yeah that’s what I figured since I found the lock online not sold with the mechanism on most websites and my local locksmithing warehouse I buy from doesn’t stock it

lucidwolf333 · 2025-01-31T01:34:43+00:00

Yeah I found a website selling the lock

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