I agree that the amount is irrelevant.  However, this doesn't seem to be a habitual problem with this company - at least as far as I can tell from what I have read here.  Most of the people commenting don't seem to have any personal experience with APL.  This very well could have been an oversight.   Mistakes happen.  I can't believe that anyone would intentionally jeopardize their reputation over $86.  Even Susan said that she had worked with APL before and everything was fine.

I know we are all pretty suspicious when we don't receive payment, and rightly so.  But, that doesn't mean that every time a payment is missed someone is trying to rip off an abstractor.  We shouldn't be so quick to judge.  Heck, I've misplaced the occassional bill and didn't notice 'til I received a late notice. 

It sounds as though this situation has been resolved.  All's well that ends well.

Best,
Robert A. Franco
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