Neo "The One"

Great - let me do some digging! and Thanks!!!

I've been wondering that as well. I mean IMO Mike worked these boards to get the word out about his work and build his business. I'd not be surprised if he solicited CT101 to do these interviews to drum up more business for him as well. Or as you susccintly put it, "Endorsement Deal".

I mean the website (HR) is down so...

I'd like to archive them before that happens. At least some people (like me) sent books to Mike because of this endorsement and those videos.

That is what actually convinced me to send my Book to HR. I didn't follow these boards, but I watched Comic Tom religiously during the Covid years.

Funny you should mention that. He 100% did. Some of those videos are still around to this day. If someone could archive these, I'd be most grateful.

OMG this rabbit hole... Skip to 6:28 if you so desire.

So I was just browsing through the old locked post after googling the old NJ office and a link to it came up. I saw this. And here we are... At least it was not deleted.

Makes sense. I'm in NY and sent the book to NJ for C&P, all of a sudden it was re-routed to Orgeon. That was October 2022. BTW I do love the Police...

Yeah - I said don't quote me. I mean logically since HR is done it shouldn't be binding at this point anyway. I DM'd Mr Zipper what I know.

Yeah - that was not the smartest way to put that. "And I'll say it again, for those of you who think this is a game, stay out of the thread and move on. Your childish, snarky comments don't help those out who lost huge books and a lot of money. "

Quoting myself. What is good is that IF your books were sold on ebay (as apparent in my case). There is a form to fill out, but they are asking law enforcement to do it with a case number. So even though I do agree the lawyer is a good idea (although probably not cost effective), I think I'm going that route. Please everyone - take some action. It has to be better than nothing. And honestly ebay was probably the worst place to sell stolen books. What about other markets - Craigslist, Facebook etc. He may currently be selling stolen books elsewhere.

So this is where everything gets confusing. Others had DM'd me the exact opposite, report to Oregon PD as soon as possible. They seemed to come from a Law enforcement background. What I have done was fill out this - https://justice.oregon.gov/consumercomplaints/ And again I was advised that this was not necessarily the best move, and not to involve too many organizations, as they may pass the buck. So where I'm at is to question - is a $3000 book worth the lawyer fees? Or if we somehow put all of these claims together does it make more sense. And yeah, I'm not a lawyer, and I don't play one on Televsion, so I really have no idea...

Hey - so I have a contact (no not Flake / Cantina) that says he's spoken to someone at the NJ office, but he had to sign a non-compete (the former employee). Since HR is in effect defunct, maybe this no longer applies. And again, this is all second hand, so don't quote me. Let me see what I can do digging up that name or contact info. Also, for the record, I originally sent my ASM 129 for a CP to the NJ office in October '22, but it was re-routed to Orgeon after it arrived there with no explaination. (Per the tracking updates I recieved). Maybe they had a mail forward order in with the Post Office at that time?

I mean if these fees are right, and nothing 'hidden' I think it may be worth it.

Good point, but definitely a BIG coincidence there with the name if its not.

Live chickens... I mean, in some small way this board give me joy... lmao

OMG - FILED IN 2020?! - I just saw that!

This is a great point, and others have pointed out on this board it is like trying to get blood from a stone. So 1) if he still has books they can be returned maybe they can be retrieved. 2) I'm hoping maybe some legal action can be taken with ebay and or PayPal to see if my book can be returned or some sort of monetary compensation (this would help others in the same boat if in fact the transactions were completed. He recived positive feedback on mine, so I assume it was) 3) Other avenues to explore. Were their multiple perpetrators? Can the stolen, "Break in" books be found? Is anyone else liable? People that vouched for him or advertised his services? And I'm curious if this Bankruptcy just covers him personally, or his business as well. I'm sure a lot of you know more than I do and can help fill in some of the blanks. I mean - with his bankruptsy do any of us get a say, can we put in a claim for anything he owes us? As you see. I have a lot of questions, but not many answers.

Good advice, and that is not how it went down. I was warned ahead of time - which was good. Again, I didn't follow the original locked post that closely, so I didn't realize how crazy it got. Cantiana and I spoke about a Lawyer and how the cost may be prohibitive. I also expressed if any legal counsel were retained, I'd need to meet with them face to face, and confirm it was a reputable law firm. We are no where close to that. For me it is still early days. At this point, I'm trying to do what others have done in the past and define the scope of the problem. How many people, how much money and how much in stolen property? I"m sure there are many others out there who don't follow these boards and sent in books to be worked on, never to be heard from HR again. I know this is all about trust which was damaged due to Mike's shady behavior and theft. I'm just another collector who got burned, and want to help if I can.

Well anyway... I still think the issue at hand is Mike D., HeroRestoration and the theft of money, books and promised services that were never delivered. Been trying to be transparent on my end. When Zapped Moose9995 discovered that books were being sold by Mike that weren't his to sell, it was an eye-opener for me. Although the ebay user name was changed from BlueMoonAlways to geekbay_since_2003 I was able to find my book that had a completed sale and feedback indicating the buyer recieved it (completed transaction). So whether or not Flake / Cantina's intentions were good or bad is irrelevant. A lot of good has already come out of the new post. Once the old one was locked it became a dead end, and of course Mike / HR just packed everything up almost without a trace. Sorry if I'm being overly dramatic, but this whole situation sucks.

So yeah. I met with Catalina but Flake was not on the call. Flake apparently works for Catalina and has access to his email. As I’m writing this it sounds odd to me too. But honestly I don’t care. I still want to focus on Mike D / HR and figuring out what we can do if anything. I mean this seems to be a massive crime and we can’t do anything? It’s ridiculous.

Thats part of the problem here. Once that was Locked the communication stopped. I had no idea what was going on and how bad it got until I found this new thread.