Positive news. Last month, I filled out Sauce Dog’s survey, and I filed with the Oregon DOJ. Yesterday, it paid off. Thanks to Sauce Dog acting as the HR Whisperer, I received my books back. Minus the one Mike sold.
1) All 9 appear be in the same condition they were when I submitted them. So that was nice. They were with HR for approximately 14 months.
2) I also received full compensation for the one book he did sell. The compensation was for the amount I insured the book for, which was more than what he sold it for. While obviously I’d much prefer the book hadn’t been sold, I give him credit for reimbursing me for the insured amount.
3) This was to be expected, but just to confirm - further financial restitution remains unresolved.
A giant, massive fish-bowl sized drink to Sauce Dog for making this possible. You have an amazing amount of karma and goodwill coming your way, and I can’t say enough how grateful I am to you for your involvement. I hope Mike continues to do the right thing and return people’s property… clearly he’s capable of it and in the long run, both legally and as a human being, it's a better look on him.