You all know about the debt you owe, and that it appears on your credit report because you do owe. Asset Acceptance, like any other collection agency is legit, has your debt, has reporting rights, and can make any kind of settlement and arrangement with you to pay it, and if not paid, Asset Acceptance has the power to further damanage your credit on unpaid debt, no matter how little or big the amount.
No longer should you all continue to dodge your financial responsibility by discrediting the collection agency whose job it is to collect on--for the sake of desolving--your rightful debt. Otherwise, it will stay with you and affect your life. If not Asset Acceptance, than some other agency will always have your debt on record and will be in touch with you.
For you who is dodging your responsibility, what collector will you consider legit enough to pay?
You will always remain in debt and in collections, because it is your desire to keep yourself there.