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On 9/29/2019 at 4:33 PM, Mecha_Fantastic said:This is going to be a long post, I apologise for that. My attempts to work out a collapsible format failed miserably. Hopefully the content is worth it.
As of the time of writing, I have not heard back from anyone at Berkbridge, and it has been well over a week. I gave them that long as a courtesy. Please also note that everything past the line represented by ***** is what went 'missing' for me, but what I was luckily able to recover. The 'lost' emails were the ones where they confirmed they would not be supplying the requested information, and all that chain. Very strange indeed, and in all my years, I've never seen anything like it.
No editing has been done, other than to remove my surname. If you're wondering why I've removed the name of the person I'm conversing with representing the foundation, I haven't. Despite requesting I identify myself in various ways fully (ie my CGC ID), at no stage did this person/s ever identify themself or sign off their email. Obviously you know who I believe it was.
Emails from me are in Italics.
Emails from The Berkbridge Foundation are in Bold.
Without further ado, here they are.
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Subject: Disclosure
September 10, 2019, 4:58 AM
Hi there, I'm contacting you in reference to a now-closed thread on the CGC forums, in regards to certain financial disputes that you guys are legally required to make available upon request. I'd like copies of these documents, please.
Yours sincerely,
Craig
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September 10, 2019, 5:02 AM
Hello Craig,
Thank you for your email.
Please provide the name and address you would like the information sent to and also you CGC Forum user name.
Berkbridge Foundation
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September 10, 2019, 5:31 AM
Hi, thank you for the swift reply. A physical version is not necessary, I'm perfectly happy to save some trees.
You can send the files/links to this email address, please.
Sincerely,
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September 10, 2019, 5:43 AM
Hello Craig,
Any legal documents requested from us will be sent by USPS registered mail with return receipt.
Thank you
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September 10, 2019, 7:15 AM
Thanks once more for the swift reply. I do not wish to receive physical copies of this documentation, thank you, digital is preferable, and in line with applicable policies. In accordance once more with your required responsibilities as a registered 501(C)3, I am requesting either a link to these forms, or that they be emailed to me at this email address. This is in compliance with IRS statutes, and there are penalties for non-compliance for organisations that do not comply with law.
Thank you once more, and I look forward to receiving the documentation.
Yours sincerely.
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September 10, 2019, 8:05 AM
Hello,
We have forwarded your email and request to our CPA and as soon as we receive a response, we will get back to you.
Thank you
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September 10, 2019, 8:47 AM
Thank you very much. I appreciate your prompt response.
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September 10, 2019, 10:05 AM
You're very welcome Craig.
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September 11, 2019, 9:46 AM
Hello Craig,
In response to your previous email:
Please let us know which document(s) you are requesting for inspection. If the particular document falls under the "Public Disclosure and Availability Requirements" of the IRS rules, we will provide them at a reasonable cost of copying and postage. There are no rules or laws requiring Exempt Organizations to keep these documents digitally.
Please first refer to the IRS web site as these documents may be available online through the IRS site.
Thank you
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September 11, 2019, 2:13 PM
Hello once again, the documents I am requesting are as follows: the 990, 990T, 1023 or 1024 (whichever is applicable), and any relevant supporting documentation and exhibits. Once more, I am asking for these in digital form. I am trying to confirm your organisation as legitimate, as I am interested in supporting it, as I know many others are. There is no need to be adversarial in this, we are united in the love of the comics medium and the shared humanity for those in need, and bettering their circumstances and futures. Also note that nothing I am asking for is out of the ordinary. These are all documents that are required to be made available to the public. My intentions are genuine.
I look forward to receiving these documents/relevant links ASAP. Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
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*****Mecha Fantastic Note: All emails past this point, dated September 11, went 'mysteriously missing', but were luckily able to be retrieved on my end. I mentioned this in an earlier post. This happened no later than the 24th, and could have occurred up to 3 days or so earlier, as I had been awaiting a response. Still an extremely unusual circumstance I've never experienced before, and cannot rationally explain without interference, as nothing else was affected. Regardless, I had copies, so we continue.*****
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September 12, 2019, 2:57 AM
Hello Craig,
Thank you for your email.
We have been prompt, professional and courteous in replying to your messages and addressing your requests.
Berkbridge Foundation is an active Exempt Organization with the IRS, therefore, any form which were required to establish the EO and maintain its status are available or will be available as they come due, on the IRS web site in digital format: Results for Tax Exempt Organization Search ***** Mecha Fantastic Note - this was a link******
We can also mail physical copies of the forms you are requesting as we mentioned in our previous email.
Thank you
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September 19, 2019, 6:10 AM
None of the requested documents are available on the IRS site, although your response does mean that you do have them in digital form. Therefore, as requested multiple tinrs, I will take them digitally please.
If you still refuse, you may ship physical copies, but please note that you will be responsible for all copying and shipping charges, as you are the one refusing to supply them in digital form. Had I been the one to request physical copies, I would indeed be required to pay. As we know, this is not the case.
Thank you, and I look forward to a prompt response.
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September 19, 2019, 6:37 AM
Dear Mr *****Mecha Fantastic*****,
Any information that is required by IRS regulations to be made available for "Public Availability" are digitally available on the IRS web site. If you are having trouble finding them, please contact the IRS for assistance.
We can provide physical copies upon written request and payment of a reasonable fee to cover copying and mailing costs. We've attached the disclosure from the IRS' website for your reference.
If you which to have physical copies, please send us a request letter with directions on where you would like them mailed to and include a check or money order payable to Berkbridge Foundation for $5.00 to cover these costs. Our mailing address is 401 Ryland Street, Suite 200-A , Reno, Nevada 89502
Thank you
***** Mecha Fantastic Note: Attached was a Public Disclosure Availability PDF*****
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September 19, 2019, 8:28 AM
I would prefer to pay by Paypal, thanks, and am happy to cover all PayPal transactions fees.
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September 19, 2019, 8:36 AM
Mr *****Mecha Fantastic*****,
We are not set up to accept Paypal for any payments unrelated to Ebay transactions. We provided the procedure for your request and we look forward to your letter.
Thank you
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September 19, 2019, 8:41 AM
Please provide the mailing address for said check or money order. Who should it be made out to? The documents will also need to be posted to Australia. Can you please assure me that $5US is the correct final amount?
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September 19, 2019, 8:44 AM
Mr *****Mecha Fantastic*****,
That information is in our previous email. We can only mail these documents to a US address and to US residents.
Thank you
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September 19, 2019, 8:47 AM
Their is nothing that states I must be a US citizen to receive that information, nor have I stated whether I am or am not a US citizen. If you'd prefer, I can provide a US address. I was merely going for convenience, seeing as I am paying for these documents in the first place.
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September 19, 2019, 9:05 AM
Mr *****Mecha Fantastic*****,
With all due respect, a matter of convenience for everyone would be to access these documents from the IRS web site. It would save you money and save us time.
If you still would like physical copies from us, please follow the instructions in our previous email. We have provided all the details and there is no need to continue this conversation.
Thank you
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September 19, 2019, 9:13 AM
Again, none of those documents are on the IRS website. None of them. It would indeed be much easier if they were. I am ready and willing to pay. I would like these documents please. Thank you.
Craig
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September 19, 2019, 10:54 AM
Sorry, I forgot to add that you will be mailing to a US address.
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September 24, 2019, 11:53 AM
To whom it may concern at the Berkbridge Foundation,
Can you please confirm if you intend to honour my request for documentation, or if you are indeed ending this "conversation' as you call it. Please note that I do would not refer to a serious request for required documentation as a mere conversation, but as that was your choice of terms, that is what I used.
Please confirm so I know where I stand, and know what course I should take.
Yours faithfully,
Craig
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That's everything to date. Make up your own mind about their intentions, the legitimacy of this organisation, that of Robert S Jalali, and anyone else involved with this fiasco.
Quoting myself so the full chain is here for those who don't want to have to search back.
With this new batch: first there was shock, then fury. When you see the latest email by Berkbridge, I think you'll understand why.
When we left off, it had been over a week with no communication, after being told I was being cut off. Days after posting the transcripts however, I received a surprise, a new email from Berkbridge. Here's the short exchange to date. As before, emails from me are in Italics. Emails from The Berkbridge Foundation are in Bold. No editing has been done, other than to remove my surname, which I've replaced with *Mecha Fantastic*. Once more, at no stage have they identified themselves.
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October 2, 2019, 11:55 AMMr *Mecha Fantastic*,You are welcome to send us either an electronic message or a written request along with a cashier's check or money order in the amount of $6.00 payable to: Berkbridge Foundation and mailed to:Please specify which documents you would like to inspect, provide a name and address for mailing and allow up to 30 days for receipt of requested documents. Alternatively, you can contact the IRS for assistance in accessing the documents through the IRS web site. We may also have certain documents posted online once our web site is launched in the near future.Thank you--------October 3, 2019, 9:42 PM
Okay, I'm going to attempt to itemise this so we are clear and there is no confusion: By raising the price to $6.00US, I am assuming that this increase would be to cover the postage to Australia, my original preferred destination. Is this indeed the case? If not, why the increase in price?
And can we please drop the pretence that the documents are available on the IRS website. We both know that is not the case, and this continued insistence is counter-productive. I do appreciate that documentation may be made available easily in the future, that will certainly make it easier for everyone involved, and I look forward to that day.
Yours Sincerely.
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October 3, 2019, 9:47 PM
Please send your US address details and we'll mail the documents at our cost. Please just send us a copy of your ID or the ID of the recipient.
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October 4, 2019, 8:06 AM
Right, well, first of all, can you please explain why the cost had risen since last quoted less than two weeks ago?
Secondly, and this is a huge issue, asking for copies of identification is a major violation in so many ways, I'm literally flabbergasted that you even had the gall to write that. No such thing shall be provided, as you well knew would be the response. I take this and the entire chain of emails as proof of hostility and pure refusal to cooperate in providing legally required documentation as first requested on September 10th, 2019, and continually delayed since then by stalling tactics on your behalf.
We're done here.
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I don't even know where to begin on a summary, but here goes: documents were first requested September 10th, stalling and delaying has taken place since then, from their side. Any and every question I have about their legitimacy has been answered in full by their sheer evasiveness and unwillingness to cooperate in legally required means of documentation. I see no legit reason for a legitimate charity to act this way. It's that simple.
My view is that I'm flabbergasted at the sheer gall of The Berkbridge Foundation, and their apparent belief they are above the law of the land and that they may twist the good works of charities for the probable personal gain of its founder, Robert S Jalali. The arrogance is something else, and I commend @Sweet Lou 14 and everyone else involved in bringing The Berkbridge Foundation to light.
The next step is bringing them to the attention of the proper authorities. This is far from over.
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I don't see how some digital comics will persuade anyone, regardless of them being 'out-of-print'. And ooh, it comes with an exclusive digital cover? Nice! A super-expensive jpg!
But I guess the plan was more to get the project a few new headlines in the press, which worked.
PS those comics weren't great when they came out, and I somehow doubt they've aged better.
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1 hour ago, BOOT said:
One of the earliest comics about railroads is How He Reigned and How He Mizzled by Alfred Crowquill. You can find some discussion about it here.
I don't know what 'mizzled' means, but I know I like it as a word.
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Got a cheap new addition today, but a great one, the Black Hammer Library Edition HC, only $46AU, which is super cheap. A great add to the collection, which hasn't had much added to it all year (I'm at a point where much of what I want has already been collected, I've been collecting the Marvel omni's since day one).
- WolverineX and Ken Aldred
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53 minutes ago, Domo Arigato said:
87 listings is the same number of listings that Sweet Lou 14 reported seeing yesterday. I'm also seeing 87 listings when I first go into their "sales listing" page....and it appears that the Silver Surfer #4 cgc 9.8 copy he mentioned earlier is now showing up in their listings again at the $22,500 asking price. When I keep hitting the "refresh" button on my browser, the number of listings changes each time, so I'm not sure what's causing that.
Maybe someone should contact them and let them kn.... oh right....
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1 hour ago, Logan510 said:
Why not show a Starlin version?
Jim Starlin is taller than that.
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It's pretty early, but in 10 years I think Black Hammer might appear on these sort of lists.
If Conan counts, then by that same logic you'd have to consider Usagi.
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When was this? Occasionally this will happen, but the phantom payments will drop off the system in a few days, usually within 5 business days. Either way, not much you can do right now. When you see it's properly generated, you'll have a transaction ID. Present that to Paypal, and they'll have something to track. If not them, you will be able to follow it up with your card provider. Your money is not just lost in the aether. There is a way of getting it back. It's just probably too early, as I'm assuming it's only just happened?
If the people you're speaking to are reluctant to help, or attempt to push it back onto you, politely ask to push things higher. You aren't the first person to have this happen. It can be solved.
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On 9/30/2019 at 9:57 AM, aKyleT said:
I'm very very much impressed, edit: the board delivered. But if I don't come off that way it's because I'm also feeling kind of depressed.
I'm surprised and glad anyone responded at all honestly.Take care of yourself, mate. I hope these comics bring you some joy on the days when that's otherwise lacking.
On 9/30/2019 at 10:21 AM, Buzzetta said:Spider-man travels out to the suburbs on top of the LIRR. The make and model are correct for the time and is even pictured on the cover.
What a terrible cover. It's Spider-Man on a box... ish.. shaped thing, and nothing else. It's vaguely train shaped, so it's probably a train, and the colourist did their best to hide the lack of detail, but man that's bad, especially for an ASM cover.
22 hours ago, Buzzetta said:This is the nonsense that I am going to one day either lose my life over or lose my freedom. After working all day, I refuse to move to the side to make way for this nonsense.
I've got a vid I'd love to post, but it has too much swearing. An American evangelical preacher is on an Aussie train and suddenly speaks up and starts telling everyone the usual hell for all stuff, he gets politely asked to shut up, refuses, and things go downhill from there. It's absolutely hilarious, and just peak Australian, for better or worse.
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21 minutes ago, comicginger1789 said:
I mean, Dr. Strange is iconic. But I honestly love this brief design. I dig the all black costume...seems darker and more mysterious.
Imagine a modern writer took this and went with it...
A million times this. It also kinda ties into my pick: Golden Age Dr Fate. I hoped having him as a playable character in Injustice 2 would be the push into the limelight he needed, coupled with the ongoing he had at the time (which just really wasn't anyone wanted), but DC just never gave us what we wanted. They just won't settle on a character behind the helmet. Instead everyone we see him, it's like it's something new. Hopefully that's changed now, but they've certainly missed their moment.
Seeing the opening post was an Image character, I'll add the redesigns of Youngblood by Jim Towe. They have this classic, animated like quality, very fluid, very pleasing to the eye, yet detailed at the same time. Very nice stuff. I know he went to Marvel, but I completely lost track of him.
Cyclops has had a few. It's hard to call any X-Man design under-rated, but hear me out. His first few costume changes stand out so much, but were really so minor. First one was essentially just losing the vest. A case of a very small tweak doing a lot of heavy lifting. Even the 90's Jim Lee costume, love it or hate it, was a relatively minor tweak. It took that already minor tweak of the vest removal, added in the chest-strap, some minor straps on the thighs and around the wrists and calves (basically some detailing), and borrowed Whilce Portacio's open-hair look. Straps and hair. Again, basic stuff when you get down to it. Yet it looked revolutionary, but was just evolutionary. The essence of good design for the time.
The Pacheco/Larocca FF designs first seen during Onslaught, then used again during the Claremont run in the Heroes Return era also count for me. Rarely mentioned or seen, they stand out to me, with an offset 4, and a stylised look never seen before or since. Nice stuff, and classic.
Archangel. Who can pull off wearing pink AND look badass at the same time? Simonson managed the impossible. It's a look that they keep coming back to for a reason. I find it underrated because they keep going away from it, and it seems to be the thing to knock it and hate it on it and the character, which I'll never understand. Badass in pink with metal wings and metal feathers, and blue skin? Sign me up!
Joe Madureira Scarlet Witch. My favourite costume of hers. Seen very briefly. I also loved his Hawkeye design, though that one is probably a bit dated now. It worked for the time, though. Shame his Avengers costumes never got a chance.
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On 9/29/2019 at 6:39 PM, Foley said:
What a pathetic exchange on their part. It’s apparent that they were using obvious stall tactics to avoid disclosing what they are legally required to provide, probably in the hopes that you’d relent.
They provided incorrect information multiple times (documents are not available online) and tried to make it as difficult as possible for you to obtain them (not providing them digitally, not posting outside the U.S. etc).
What an obvious load of
Will you be filing a complaint with the IRS for their failure to disclose the required information?
There's a few different avenues to explore here on who to notify about what. I'm not ruling anybody out just yet.
Fun fact for Jalali: saying a conversation is over doesn't make it so!
I did think about contacting Rich Johnston, he has run a few things I've given him a heads up on in the past, albeit quite a few years ago at this point. I just don't know if he really even does that sort of thing anymore. I can't really recall the last time I saw him cover this sort of thing, and it's not like the comics world all of a sudden cleaned itself up so there was no longer anything to expose, you know?
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I'm largely guessing here, but it sounds like a general security trigger, ie an account that typically only gets used for purchases once or twice a month for a hundred bucks or so, suddenly gets a dozen payments come in for a few thousand dollars, tripping the system. As to why they were rejected and not just put on hold, that could be due to the uniqueness of PayPal's setup, which is definitely not standard.
They're definitely not going to tell you what tripped the triggers, for general fraud reasons. You need to think carefully about how you phrase what you're asking.
Maybe look at the amounts that your buyers sent. Were the rejected purchases all over a certain threshold, like say a thousand dollars, for example. Things like that?
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Very sweet set-up. To be honest, the thing I'm most envious of is the empty space!
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On 9/15/2019 at 7:08 AM, Lazyboy said:
No, the addition of Wonder Girl to the story in 54 wouldn't change anything (except the first appearance of Wonder Girl, of course).
Unnamed characters are different. Characters can exist without names. Teams do not exist until they are actually formed.
It's not like DC didn't know how to show a real team in the first gathering of characters. The JLA were very impressively organized in their first appearance, which was in the same title and only 26 issues before the 3 teenage heroes were independently summoned to deal with the same problem.
In the recent 50 Years Of Teen Titans hardcover, BB 54 is the opening story (naturally). I don't think I have the book (I know I have the JSA one, not sure if ever bought TT), so I don't know how the text piece presenting it framed it. If it presented it exicitly as the first appearance of the team, would that alter your stance? Does DCs official view of the issue affect your own opinion on it in any way, or is it something that just isn't tied to official canon and such?
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2 minutes ago, Get Marwood & I said:
Four Cough
Four collotypes
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3 minutes ago, Get Marwood & I said:
Four Candles.
Fr Cndls.
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I'm trying to complete my Malibu Mortal Kombat collection (kollektion?). They're going for stupid prices. I MIGHT get lucky and get decent copies of the Kung Lao and Kitana one-shots for $500US. Unlikely, but it could happen.
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45 minutes ago, Get Marwood & I said:
I know my Four Colours. Sorry, Colors
For Colors.
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4 hours ago, kav said:
Epic. I still remember that woman. Short dirty blond hair and a thick neck
What did you do with the deer?
We ate it.That's the one! Except it wasn't 'ate'. It was 'et'. 'We et it'.
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This is going to be a long post, I apologise for that. My attempts to work out a collapsible format failed miserably. Hopefully the content is worth it.
As of the time of writing, I have not heard back from anyone at Berkbridge, and it has been well over a week. I gave them that long as a courtesy. Please also note that everything past the line represented by ***** is what went 'missing' for me, but what I was luckily able to recover. The 'lost' emails were the ones where they confirmed they would not be supplying the requested information, and all that chain. Very strange indeed, and in all my years, I've never seen anything like it.
No editing has been done, other than to remove my surname. If you're wondering why I've removed the name of the person I'm conversing with representing the foundation, I haven't. Despite requesting I identify myself in various ways fully (ie my CGC ID), at no stage did this person/s ever identify themself or sign off their email. Obviously you know who I believe it was.
Emails from me are in Italics.
Emails from The Berkbridge Foundation are in Bold.
Without further ado, here they are.
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Subject: Disclosure
September 10, 2019, 4:58 AM
Hi there, I'm contacting you in reference to a now-closed thread on the CGC forums, in regards to certain financial disputes that you guys are legally required to make available upon request. I'd like copies of these documents, please.
Yours sincerely,
Craig
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September 10, 2019, 5:02 AM
Hello Craig,
Thank you for your email.
Please provide the name and address you would like the information sent to and also you CGC Forum user name.
Berkbridge Foundation
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September 10, 2019, 5:31 AM
Hi, thank you for the swift reply. A physical version is not necessary, I'm perfectly happy to save some trees. You can send the files/links to this email address, please.
Sincerely,
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September 10, 2019, 5:43 AM
Hello Craig,
Any legal documents requested from us will be sent by USPS registered mail with return receipt.
Thank you
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September 10, 2019, 7:15 AM
Thanks once more for the swift reply. I do not wish to receive physical copies of this documentation, thank you, digital is preferable, and in line with applicable policies. In accordance once more with your required responsibilities as a registered 501(C)3, I am requesting either a link to these forms, or that they be emailed to me at this email address. This is in compliance with IRS statutes, and there are penalties for non-compliance for organisations that do not comply with law.
Thank you once more, and I look forward to receiving the documentation.
Yours sincerely.
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September 10, 2019, 8:05 AM
Hello,
We have forwarded your email and request to our CPA and as soon as we receive a response, we will get back to you.
Thank you
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September 10, 2019, 8:47 AM
Thank you very much. I appreciate your prompt response.
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September 10, 2019, 10:05 AM
You're very welcome Craig.
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September 11, 2019, 9:46 AM
Hello Craig,
In response to your previous email:
Please let us know which document(s) you are requesting for inspection. If the particular document falls under the "Public Disclosure and Availability Requirements" of the IRS rules, we will provide them at a reasonable cost of copying and postage. There are no rules or laws requiring Exempt Organizations to keep these documents digitally.
Please first refer to the IRS web site as these documents may be available online through the IRS site.
Thank you
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September 11, 2019, 2:13 PM
Hello once again, the documents I am requesting are as follows: the 990, 990T, 1023 or 1024 (whichever is applicable), and any relevant supporting documentation and exhibits. Once more, I am asking for these in digital form. I am trying to confirm your organisation as legitimate, as I am interested in supporting it, as I know many others are. There is no need to be adversarial in this, we are united in the love of the comics medium and the shared humanity for those in need, and bettering their circumstances and futures. Also note that nothing I am asking for is out of the ordinary. These are all documents that are required to be made available to the public. My intentions are genuine.
I look forward to receiving these documents/relevant links ASAP. Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
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*****Mecha Fantastic Note: All emails past this point, dated September 11, went 'mysteriously missing', but were luckily able to be retrieved on my end. I mentioned this in an earlier post. This happened no later than the 24th, and could have occurred up to 3 days or so earlier, as I had been awaiting a response. Still an extremely unusual circumstance I've never experienced before, and cannot rationally explain without interference, as nothing else was affected. Regardless, I had copies, so we continue.*****
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September 12, 2019, 2:57 AM
Hello Craig,
Thank you for your email.
We have been prompt, professional and courteous in replying to your messages and addressing your requests.
Berkbridge Foundation is an active Exempt Organization with the IRS, therefore, any form which were required to establish the EO and maintain its status are available or will be available as they come due, on the IRS web site in digital format: Results for Tax Exempt Organization Search ***** Mecha Fantastic Note - this was a link******
We can also mail physical copies of the forms you are requesting as we mentioned in our previous email.
Thank you
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September 19, 2019, 6:10 AM
None of the requested documents are available on the IRS site, although your response does mean that you do have them in digital form. Therefore, as requested multiple tinrs, I will take them digitally please.
If you still refuse, you may ship physical copies, but please note that you will be responsible for all copying and shipping charges, as you are the one refusing to supply them in digital form. Had I been the one to request physical copies, I would indeed be required to pay. As we know, this is not the case.
Thank you, and I look forward to a prompt response.
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September 19, 2019, 6:37 AM
Dear Mr *****Mecha Fantastic*****,
Any information that is required by IRS regulations to be made available for "Public Availability" are digitally available on the IRS web site. If you are having trouble finding them, please contact the IRS for assistance.
We can provide physical copies upon written request and payment of a reasonable fee to cover copying and mailing costs. We've attached the disclosure from the IRS' website for your reference.
If you which to have physical copies, please send us a request letter with directions on where you would like them mailed to and include a check or money order payable to Berkbridge Foundation for $5.00 to cover these costs. Our mailing address is 401 Ryland Street, Suite 200-A , Reno, Nevada 89502
Thank you
***** Mecha Fantastic Note: Attached was a Public Disclosure Availability PDF*****
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September 19, 2019, 8:28 AM
I would prefer to pay by Paypal, thanks, and am happy to cover all PayPal transactions fees.
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September 19, 2019, 8:36 AM
Mr *****Mecha Fantastic*****,
We are not set up to accept Paypal for any payments unrelated to Ebay transactions. We provided the procedure for your request and we look forward to your letter.
Thank you
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September 19, 2019, 8:41 AM
Please provide the mailing address for said check or money order. Who should it be made out to? The documents will also need to be posted to Australia. Can you please assure me that $5US is the correct final amount?
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September 19, 2019, 8:44 AM
Mr *****Mecha Fantastic*****,
That information is in our previous email. We can only mail these documents to a US address and to US residents.
Thank you
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September 19, 2019, 8:47 AM
Their is nothing that states I must be a US citizen to receive that information, nor have I stated whether I am or am not a US citizen. If you'd prefer, I can provide a US address. I was merely going for convenience, seeing as I am paying for these documents in the first place.
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September 19, 2019, 9:05 AM
Mr *****Mecha Fantastic*****,
With all due respect, a matter of convenience for everyone would be to access these documents from the IRS web site. It would save you money and save us time.
If you still would like physical copies from us, please follow the instructions in our previous email. We have provided all the details and there is no need to continue this conversation.
Thank you
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September 19, 2019, 9:13 AM
Again, none of those documents are on the IRS website. None of them. It would indeed be much easier if they were. I am ready and willing to pay. I would like these documents please. Thank you.
Craig
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September 19, 2019, 10:54 AM
Sorry, I forgot to add that you will be mailing to a US address.
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September 24, 2019, 11:53 AM
To whom it may concern at the Berkbridge Foundation,
Can you please confirm if you intend to honour my request for documentation, or if you are indeed ending this "conversation' as you call it. Please note that I do would not refer to a serious request for required documentation as a mere conversation, but as that was your choice of terms, that is what I used.
Please confirm so I know where I stand, and know what course I should take.
Yours faithfully,
Craig
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That's everything to date. Make up your own mind about their intentions, the legitimacy of this organisation, that of Robert S Jalali, and anyone else involved with this fiasco.- vheflin, Sweet Lou 14, Larryw7 and 2 others
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27 minutes ago, kav said:
Bruh this lady on Judge Judy wouldnt answer Judy's questions so she dismissed her case.
Also, you dont get paid or your plane ticket home unless you answer her questions, as you signed a contract to do so!
My favourite is still the 'rocket science' moment. Just unexpectedly wholesome. If we're talking screwed up, it was a case where a woman borrowed her sisters' car, crashed it into a deer, then refused to pay for repairs, BUT did offer to share the meat from the splattered roadkilled deer with her. It was a wild ride.
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5 hours ago, kav said:
I hope he's not one of them millennials that need it right now and then their off to the next shiny object-
As opposed to a Boomer with a predilection for bizarre segues about a daytime television 'judge'.
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29 minutes ago, James J Johnson said:
Bosma business center's current tenants:
https://www.bosmabusinesscenter.com/ourmembers
I don't see a Berkbridge Foundaion mentioned anywhere on that list.
The sign outside doesn't mention a Berkbridge either, among all the tenants shown on that sign listed in the link above.
It's probably merely a mailing box. You'll likely find many businesses registered to that same address. I wager you'll find Nevada is favourable for taxation purposes, thus Berkbridge is registered there. They have to have a physical presence there, thus rent a location, usually just a mailbox through a specialised company. That's enough to count legally.
Can someone please help me on a dumb posting issue? I tried using BBCode and failed miserably. I want to post my full email exchange, but it's rather long, so want a collapsible format. Is there something I can use, like an Expand command? If so, what is it? Cheers.
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32 minutes ago, tv horror said:
I can understand your plight about the rare opportunities of meeting these creators, I live in Belfast N.Ireland and found out that Herb Trimpe was appearing at a local con the first ever held in N.Ireland, so I bought his artist edition of the Hulk and guess what he cancelled, I was so angry as it was a few days before the show. On the other hand Jose Delbo came and he was great he chatted to me and even doodled me as a detective character on a sheet of paper filled on the other side with Wonder woman doodles! He gave me it for free as I bought a A3 Spider-man drawing from him which he signed twice, that's the kind of memory you expected I'm sure Mecha.
That's a great experience! I must say, every other creator and personality I've met has been super nice. At that same con as Claremont, I had a great time with Katee Sackhoff and Tahmoh Penhikett from Battlestar Galactica, which totally made up for Claremont. It started earlier in the day with an attempt to explain to me how LA was so different to Australia, in that we don't put 'softeners' in the water like LA does. Note this was Katee 'explaining' this, and Tahmoh only came in because he heard her telling me about this and couldn't believe what he was hearing. It started a mock argument between them. Really funny stuff.
Later on that day I had a photo booked with Katee. It was the middle of summer here, a hot, incredibly humid city. We're talking the kind of place where you walk outside having freshly showered, and five minutes later you feel like you haven't bathed in a week. The con was packed, the aircon was overworked, things were just nasty. I'd resprayed deodorant and spritzed some cologne but geez that wasn't going to be enough.
I went in and she recognised me straight away, and greeted me by name. Nicely surprised by that. She went to hug me and I pushed her away. I explained I was covered in sweat, which was bad enough, expecting her to touch me while I was covered in my own sweat, but worse (in hindsight more for me than her, I guess), most of it wasn't my sweat, but that of the rando's who'd been bumping and grinding against me in the aisles and lines. I said I'd done my best with deodorant etc, but it wasn't enough, I smelt BAD, so you know, let's just keep a distance.
She frowned at me, grabbed me, said she didn't care, and pulled me into her, full-on bear-hug. She thanked me for thinking of her, but said I'd paid for a photo, and was getting a good one.
True to her word, she looks damn good in the photo. I'm making a stupid face.
You can send the files/links to this email address, please. 
Dark Horse Best Original Series?
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He's asking if you mean Dark Horse the company, or a dark horse, as in an unexpected choice, you know, the general meaning of the actual term 'dark horse'.
Holly, he means the company, publisher of series' like Hellboy, Sin City, former Star Wars and Conan, etc.