I'm not asking about a gamble. It seems as though I risk further action whether I pay this arbitrary debt or not. I don't see anything that would stop this retailer from suing me after I have paid the requested amount. More to the point, I'm worried that making such a payment might be viewed as...
Have you ever been looking for your keys for several minutes only to realize you had them in your hand the whole time? Did it ever cost you two-hundred seventy dollars?
I was caught just outside the threshold of a mall department store with a single, $19.50 item in my hand which had gone...