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Company Demanding 8k For Stolen Work Equipment I Never Received

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Location: Colorado. Hi everyone, 25F here, kinda freaking out about a contract thing and equipment. Earlier this year I took what was supposed to be a part time remote gig doing basic content stuff for a small marketing company. They sent me a DocuSign packet that looked pretty standard to me, mostly about pay rates and that I was a contractor, so I just signed it, dumb I know. A week later they shipped me a laptop and some camera gear to my apartment. UPS shows it as delivered but it was gone when I got home, so I filed a report with UPS and told the company right away. They were nice at first, said they would investigate, then just stopped giving updates and cut my hours, so I quit by email. Now, almost three months later, I got an email from them saying I owe them a little over 8k for the missing equipment under a clause in the contract, and if I dont pay in 30 days they will send it to collections and maybe sue. I went back and re read the contract and there is a line about being responsible for company property but it never said what happens if it is stolen in transit. Do I actually have to pay this, or is this just a scare tactic thing. Who should I even talk to about this in Colorado.

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