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Nikki74

Member
What is the name of your state? Missouri

We filed chapter 7 on October 4th and we had our hearing on the 28th of October and yesterday I received a reaffirmation from our attorney for our Chase Bank Circuit City card which we purchased a computer with and I used it to pay $150 toward my moms computer purchase because I owed her $150. Now they are asking us to return the computers or sign the reaffirmation agreement. My attorney doesn't think I should sign it because right now we can't afford an extra $50 a month. The amount is $994 and we would pay around $42 for 25 months no interest. My attorney says to keep the computers and ignore them. She says they could sue but she thinks they won't because it will cost them for legal fees and $994 isn't worth that. I don't want to be sued or take any chances and I want to sign it, my husband doesn't think we should. I don't know what to do, I want to keep my computer and I don't know how that would work with my moms computer. Any advice?
 
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LostinMI

Member
I agree, listen to your lawyer!

I have a Dell computer purchased through my Dell financing. Lawyer told me that it was considered a secured debt and that Dell could exercise it's right to repossess if I did not pay. But she also added that she has never seen Dell actually come out & take a computer back -- it just isn't worth it for them.

I am sure your computer (as with mine) is worth far less that what you originally paid or owe on it. And to them (Circuit City or Dell) it is worth even less because they don't want an old computer that they will have to refurbish before reselling for a fraction of what we owed on it.

I would say, don't reaffirm..... and wait and see.
 

Who's Liable?

Senior Member
Listen to your lawyer...

It's a typical scare tactic to trick you into re-signing the debt with the threat of reposession... Basically only the un-informed fall into that trap...

Essentially as stated before, they want the cash, NOT the item...
 

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