[NYVette]

I always clean my own car but I've been following this thread.
To me, when the new owner negotiated the purchase of the business he should have done his homework. The fact that there are liabilities or contracts that the seller didn't disclose, or the buyer failed to inquire about, seems like it's the buyers problem. I don't think the new owner is loosing the $7000 by honoring the prepaid cards. I'll explain my reasoning. Most of the owners expenses are consistant. His payroll for instance. I doubt employees are paid on a per car basis. They get the same pay if they wash 10 cars per day or 100. Same with something like insurance...the owner pays the same insurance no matter how many cars are washed. By law the water is recycled...the same water used over and over. Electric...the lights are on anyway. Mortgage or rent isn't dependant on custumer volume, it's the same every month. So to me the owner expenses are about the same if he washes cars or not. He just doesn't make any money on prepaid cards bought from the prior owner. It would seem that he should honor the card customer so they will return when it's time to buy another prepay card.