If you skip town, you lose the whole bond. If you use a bondsman, you lose the 10% no matter what. If you use a bondsman and skip town, you're out 10%, and the

If you skip town, you lose the whole bond. If you use a bondsman, you lose the 10% no matter what. If you use a bondsman and skip town, you're out 10%, and they're out the other 90%. Hence why bondsmen employ bounty hunters.