said by Irish Shark:
So, I would just "walk away from it". If they don't have a CC to bill to, let them come get you and prove it.
If they have a CC, just dispute it.
I see, so that way a few years down the road when the whole thing is stale I can find a smear in my credit report that causes me problems or costs me even more money? I don't think so. I'll get it straight up front, hold them to a reasonable standard in their business practices, obtain and keep receipts, and take names. Too bad it had to end that way, but sometimes it's hard to know what you're dealing with until you're dealing with it.