<prompt> Human: I have an old veterinary bill that went to collections and I have not received anything in the mail in over a year. Its been bought and sold so many times its gone from 200 to now 701. When I talked to the collector today I mentioned that I havent been contacted about this debt and over a year ago when I tried to pay it, the collector mailed the check back to me, saying it wasnt enough and that was the last I heard about it. From my understanding it went to another collection agency right around when I mailed them the check.I asked multiple times during the call to have something mailed to me, but she said it was better to email me something because they want to take me to court to settle this which I was never informed of. Is this legal? I still plan to pay it off by mail but what should I be askingdoing? They refused to come down on the amount I owed saying they cant since its going to court. Thanks for all your advice.  <response>: I asked multiple times during the call to have something mailed to me, but she said it was better to email me something because they want to take me to court to settle this which I was never informed of. Laugh loudly and obnoxiously, and then hang up. 