I get it now. Looking back at my post, I left out something important. 15K is the maximum damage allowed in small claims court where I live.

For whatever reason I didn't finish that sentence, and just said 15k. Sorry about that.

Where I am, you can get back the cost for sending a registered letter by courier to have it served, signature required. Also for the demand letter. You can get money back for filing, the $100 for example. Lots of little incidentals.

To me, it's when the damages are smallest, that small claims court is the biggest benefit. Losing $30, suddenly becomes a bill of $200, after it goes through small claims court.

But anyhow, I'm just happy if you like small claims court to some degree. I just think we should all use it more.