Definitely check your state laws - if I recall correctly , CA does have a fairly lengthy "hold onto" period.. in most other places, it's whatever your policy is. I'm sure your policy would be at issue with any locale if it were 2 days, for instance... however, in my case we have a policy of 90 days with no contact. If we've called you back and left a message or talked to you - and said "the computer is ready" - you have 90 days to get it picked up and paid for or at the very least let us know that you're still alive. If we get a hold of you, then we'll work with you - we've held stuff for up to 6-12 months before.
Kinda funny, but not funny story - Guy dropped his laptop off, got it fixed, called him and he was to pickup the next day. He never shows. I call him 4 or 5 times in the course of the 90 days... no answer. Leave messages. No answer.
Well, I held on to that laptop for a whole year - 12 months and a week go by.. Call him, phone is disconnected. So, I mark it for destruction and destroy the laptop - sledgehammer the drive. (It was a crappy HP or emachine or something like that)
Not 5 days later, the guy calls me, "Hey, I was wondering if I could pickup my computer. Sorry, I've been in jail for a year!"
So, I felt bad, but not bad.
