Mike......it's too bad your bag was lost and you didn't dwell on it too much so you must have gotten it back quite quickly.
You mentioned that you paid $65 for an a bag. Was it an overweight, oversize or extra piece charge. Normally, as a first class customer you are allowed a bit more than a coach passenger. Also, where did you fly from? $65 is an odd amount. The airline I worked for (not AA) charged 50 for an extra piece and 100 for oversize or overweight.
The 2nd flight you talk about is a bit hard to understand, dare I say, not believable. Bottom line, it seems to me, is that basically you refused to pay $15 so you missed your flight and made to take a later one without your bag. You are leaving out why you were held at the counter for 2 1/2 hours. And then when you did take another flight, you didn't check your bag. If you refused to pay the fee, then yes, you wouldn't have your bag with you. You need to give further details please.
Lastly, just a piece of advice......I would hope you didn't actually use your real names of you and your family. The internet is a scary place with not so nice people sometimes. It's easy enough to find you using your computer, you don't need to give them your name too. Maybe the mod could edit them out.
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