[Guillermo]

I remember, many yrs ago, when I got a cable box.

They told me, more than once, that the replacement fee would be $300 bucks. They made sure it was perfectly clear to me, and it was.

A roomate absconded with it, and I was responsible for the payment of it.

[FreedomPoster]

As I made clear throughout, I'm not arguing that these folks, and you, aren't / weren't responsible. But charging $300 for a <<$100 device in a situation like this remains a scummy business practice, and I would choose to not do business with them, and encourage others to do likewise.