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cajunbred
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Around March of 2000 in Shreveport,La. my wife & I went to a taxidermy to have a fish mounted. I was told at the time to pay a 40.00 deposit and that if the fish wasn't picked up within 30 days that it would become his property. My wife signed the receipt that clearly states that if not picked up within 30 days of completion that the item became their property. 10 Months later, I contacted the taxidermy about my fish. I was told then that he would try to have it ready by the Holidays while I was in town from my new home in Ohio. I left back after the Holidays to go home early due to the weather getting bad up north. I was told 2 days later by my mother that he called to tell me that he did get tp finish the fish. A week later I received a receipt in the mail that had my name Scott Jennings and my wifes name Nikki on a totally different receipt that we had that stated that we agreed to pay 10 dollars per day that the fish wasn't picked up in late charges on top of the fish mount price of 180.00. We have never even seen this document before. At the bottom of the receipt that he sent us there was a line that was supposed to have a signature on it, but it didn't. I was upset with this accusation. I received a letter from a collection agency about 2 weeks ago stating that I Scott Jennings & Nikki Jennings owed the taxidermy 245.00. I faxed the collection agency a copy of the original receipt that my wife had signed that clearly stated that if the product was not picked up within 30 days that it would become their property. It doesn't say anywhere on that receipt about late charges or payment could be turned over to collection. The new receipt that he is showing us does state that. But we had never even seen or signed to his new agreement. I wrote a long letter to the agency asking them to send me legal documentation with my signature on it agreeing to the new terms and I left them my work & home numbers. I never heard a word. Today I received another intent to collect letter from them. I again tried to call them and left a voicemail for them to call. Still no response. I wrote them another letter asking for the proof that I signed the new terms of his business. Another thing that I asked them is where my name Scott Jennings comes into play. I never signed anything, my wife did. But then again under the old agreement terms. What are my legal rights here and can the collection agency put this on my credit report? I am so disgusted now that I would rather pay a lawyer to defend me than to send him 1 dime. Thanks,Scott