I wanted to chime in here a moment and inform you all of what my situation is and why things have been the way they have been. If anything, a little illumination goes a long way.
First off, I want to thank Carl for his offering to do me this huge favor and work with me to get this ____ing monkey off my back. I will do everything I can to work with him to ensure you ALL get your stuff back swiftly. Even if it is a bag of parts, I'll do my best. Until he arrives, I will start separating stuff and getting it ready for that day. Right now everything is a mess, so organization is going to take me a while.
Now, to clarify the Xbox situation. I am online quite a bit, sometimes playing games, sometimes watching tv or a movie while I write papers or do any of my household chores. And sometimes it is my Wife online watching movies as well, we only have one online account.
Secondly, I am not a thief. I am not a criminal, no matter what some people will have you believe. Yes, this situation is my fault... Yes, I'm struggling to get anything mailed out. But I'm not a thief just out to steal people's money. If I were, I'd be trying my damndest to keep sucking away dollars or trying to sell more commissions. I've shut that all down. All I sell now are completed items from my collection. And ONLY to finance my tuition costs, not to further my collection.
Right now I'm sitting on a bill for 2 thousand dollars that has to be paid by summer's end and it is going to cost me my entire collection. I'm also trying to get my bankruptcy paid off, as well as continuing to try to find a legitimate job. It's hard work, but I am doing what I can to survive while still trying to set this mess right.
This past month I was hit with the realization that my tuition for summer was going to be twice what I thought, and the amount I had set aside wasn't going to be enough. So I had to stall the May shipment for a month. It's going out this coming week, but I had to put it off or else I would end up without my GI Bill and without income I REALLY wouldn't be able to mail anything. In fact I wouldn't be able to pay ANY of my bills. So faced with that decision, I made the only one that made sense. And instead of coming on here, sharing my sob story again and having people tell me that I was taking advantage of people once more... I decided to just not say a damn thing. I guess I'm tired of trying to explain myself. I know this is a mess from Hell, but I am really struggling to get rid of it all.
You guys can revoke my friendships, write me off as a two bit Chris Howes criminal type, you can ban me, you can crush my internet credibility. I honestly don't care anymore. I just want to get this out to everyone and be done with this. I'll ban myself afterwards, you guys won't have to see me again. I don't want to open up old wounds afterwards. I'm not trying to get sympathy, I'm just being honest.
I just want to set things right. I sincerely appreciate Carl's offer, and I will do everything in my power to make sure it works. I'll set this right if it costs me everything I have in my collection... if there is anything left.