telekinetic

So I was going through my old bills, and found a paycheck for $700 from 2005, and was wondering if anyone had any ideas for cashing it. It says on the face "void after 180 days".

I was wondering if I should try contacting the company, or possibly the companies bank, to try and get it reissued, or am I just out of luck?

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ngdawg

I'd definitely contact the writer of the check and see if it can be reissued! How'd you get by missing that much????

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wraithhibn

Most checks stale-date after 6 months. Best bet is go back to the maker and see if you can get it reissued.

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Willravel

First off... jackpot!

Go back and get it reissued, then blow it all on hookers and coke.

telekinetic

I was transitioning from one job to two more, and was already getting my new paychecks by the time I got this one, so figured I'd just miscalculated how many more I was supposed to get.

Thanks for advice, all!

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NoSoup

Yep, you should be able to contact your prior employer and have the check reissued. Best of luck!

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amonkie

What everyone else said - just make a copy of the front and back of the check in case they dispute - you'll have proof to send to them that the check has not been deposited or cashed.

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mixedmedia

sheesh, I wish I could forget about $700

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ItWasMe

Good advice, but I would go with a certified copy (banks and courthouses have people who can do that). A certified copy will carry you further if the original is "lost."

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Daniel_

Get a notarised copy and send them that. Keep the original - it's your proof.

In the UK a cheque is a contract, and therefore they still have the obligation to pay you - one imagines that their finance system "knows" you've not been paid, as thier bank ballance would have been $700 too high at the end of the period in question (FY 2005-06, presumably).

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Kpax

Wow you must have figure out how to grow money on trees if you overlooked that!

Your best bet is to contact the company and explain the situation. I could sure use an auxiliary $700 myself right about now.

thingstodo

Hookers AND coke? You can get both for $700???

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The_Jazz

You can get anything on Craigslist, especially if you have low standards.

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Bill O'Rights

Well, unless twistedmosaic is a diehard motorhead, he probably doesn't need a new set of headers. And, he may prefer Pepsi.

In any case, $700 is quite a bit scratch to have lying around, just for "me" money.

So...twistedmosaic...there's this new telescope that I've had my eye on...

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MSD

Unless you're going for a top-notch call girl, the places around here that advertise give you an hour or two for $400. You can get at least an ounce or two of blow for the other $300

telekinetic

I prefer Hotshot myself, although I am partial to the Vanilla variety of the cola product.


If I can get my 'friend' to pay me back the $1000 he's owed me since January (long story), that plus the $700 will make life much more comfortable over the next couple of weeks.

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liquidlight

I'd ditto the rest of them and then say send the money to me you apparently don't have much use for it!

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saltfish

The funds may have gone to your state's "unclaimed property" department. Do a google search with your state's name and "unclaimed property". The process is usually very quick and you will receive a check for the full amount via the mail.

Been there, got my 500$ back.

Ch'i

Crack

if you do end up getting it, I think a nice little donation to the place that helped you get it back would go far for your kharma. If you believed in that BS, that is...

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telekinetic

Update: I had called the company a couple times and left messages in August, and never heard back from them. Then, in September, I got a call on my cell saying "here's a fax number, fax us the check and we'll get back to you"

Faxed them the check, never heard from them.

However, i just went to get the mail, and have a shiny new (unexpired) paycheck! Yay!

Just in time to pay for 1/3 of my iMac

Bill O'Rights

I still have my eye on it. And...Chistmas is right around the corner. Just in case you were thinking of maybe hooking ol' Bill here up.

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perripken

Much better use of your money than hookers and coke, my man!

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majik_6

I'd imagine $700 could get you a few of them...

(sorry, with all the hooker and blow talk I couldn't help myself!)

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waltert

I get paid weekly at my summer job, and a $1000 check slipped through my radar for a month or so...

I looked at my checking account and realized that I was a grand under what I should have, and tore apart my room to find it.

nonplussed

I would stick it in the ATM and see what happens. If it get's rejected then you can follow all the above advice, contact the maker, etc. But you have a better than even chance of skipping a lot of hassle. It's true that there is a time limit on checks but that is just the letter of the law. You would be surprised at how lax most systems are.