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My first question is Does the Discover Card logo mean Maestro is accepted there? Looking forward for any answer or 2. Second question.. Hi all - happy new year!.

I've got an account I've been trying to do some research on. Back on 03 my wife (girlfriend at the time) and I bout a vehicle from a "buy here pay here" lot and drove it to AZ when we went out there for a trip from Missouri.We had had the vehicle for a year or so and thought it was reliable enough. While we were there it broke down and we were unable to get it back MO due to financial reasons. We received notice from somewhere in AZ - I don;t remember where now, that the vehicle was considered abandoned, had been towed, and would be sold if we took no action within 30 days. So, we notified the OC via phone, advised we were unable to make payments on a car that we couldn't drive, and told them where it was. I don't remember the exact conversation, but I remember it being of threatening nature, and that they were not interested in going to AZ to obtain the car..

Fast forward to now where I realize how poor my actions were, and what a tremendously negative impact this is having on my credit. As of now, this account is listed twice on the hard copy of my TU report I received after opting out and removing prior addresses - once from the OC and once from a CA..

The original creditor entry reads as this:.

Account #****.

Balance - $4,371.

Date updated - 11/2009.

High balance - $6,650.

Past due - $7,633.

Terms - 36 monthly $232.

Pay status: Charged off as bad debt.

Account type: Installment account.

Responsibility: Joint Account.

Date open: 06/2003.

Date Closed: 07/2005.

Loan type: Automobile.

Remarks: Profit and loss writeoff.

Est date of removal: 07/2011.

The collection agency entry reads as this:.

Account #*************.

Balance - $4,371.

Date updated - 06/2008.

Orignial amount: $4,371.

Original creditor: Four Star Financial.

Past due - $4,371.

Pay status: Collection account.

Account type: Open account.

Responsibility: Co-signer on account.

Loan type: Collection agency/attorney.

Remarks: Placed for collection.

Est date of removal: 09/2012.

I've had some success with validation so far, but I'm concerned about this one because if I understand correctly the SOL in missouri is still in effect until 2013. I'm worried that since this was an auto loan, they'll be able to produce the paperwork, etc to validate and pursue me in court..

Any thought on how you guys would handle this one?..

asked Mar 05 at 14:53

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You betcha! but... you might wanna make sure and wait for someone else here to confirm it as I am not very confident. Better yet, why don't you email the Discover Card guys because they can answer your Discover Card question better...

answered Mar 05 at 15:14

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Yeah, that's my concern too. By my standards it's very substantial. I've never received a notice from the CA, but I doubt they have the correct address to send it to anyways. I'm really not sure when this went to collections. I don't have any paperwork on this at all, so the only info I have is just whats listed on the report..

Thanks for the response!..

answered Mar 05 at 16:21

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You can reasonably expect that notices went to the address on record with the lender and/or what was on the registration. That is what would be required. If you did not update either the registration agencies or the lender with a current address, then a Court would find that you failed to mitigate your prospective damages..

As to the vehicle itself, if it was not paid in a timely manner, then there is no reason WHY it could not have charged off. The note likely has no escape clause that allowed you to stop payment simply because the vehicle died (no matter where it decided to quit running)....

Further, in this instance, it sounds as though the other notice was associated with the storage lot. The deficiency notice goes to the address associated with the registration in most areas (I have bought MANY vehicles at storage sale and can attest to the fact that the auction rarely gets a final bid that covered the accumulated costs of the tow plus 30+ days of storage). The last owner is then on the hook for the balance due and owing at that point in time...you can probably expect to see a collection effort made at some point in time for THAT balance as well...

answered Mar 05 at 16:51

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So, you're thinking I should just leave it alone?..

answered Mar 05 at 17:06

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My way of handling things seems to ruffle too many feathers around here....

I would, however, remind you that there are unforeseen consequences here of which you need to be aware...

answered Mar 05 at 18:24

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I personally would try to hide and stay under the radar until a) the SOL expires, B ) My financial situation improved to the point that it wasn't an issue, or c) it looked like they would sue me and force my hand..

I remember some friends of mine talking to me about the guy who got mauled by crawling into the tiger cage at the zoo a few years ago...One person said something like "well the zoo shouldn't have allowed him to get in there in the first place". My other friend said " your right...If they want to keep people out they should do something like...I dont know...put bars up and maybe put some sort of a dangerous wild animal inside the cage." I laughed..

Each time I see a thread regarding trying to fight an in-SOL debt that an OP cannot afford to pay, that conversation pops into my head..

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: 06 January 2010 - 11:58 AM..

answered Mar 05 at 19:32

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