> > : Big deal.... Do you know if Mark is planning to pay any of his old
> > : debts?
> >
> > Why would he?
> > IMHO if one files bancrupcy only to do the same business soon after means
> > that debts were so big he needed to cancel them(by filing the bancrupcy-
> > as fare as I know Wonders Computers was responsible for the debts up to
> > the value of their assets and Mark personally doesn't own you a penny... :(
> >
> > Michal
> >
> > : There may be alot of end users out there that loved WCi but ALOT
> > : of businesses that he dealt with, got screwed out of ALOT of money. I
> > : know, because we are one of them.
> > : Craig :>
>
> Just because he files bankruptcy doesnt mean everything is ok. I have
> the legal paper work of what WCi owes and its millions of dollars. All
> those companies that got screwed are not just going to say 'oh well'.
> It's unfortunate that the law makes it able to claim bankruptcy, lose
> you debts, and then buy back your business at pennies on the dollar.
> Legally, Mark doesnt owe us anything, but it's the principal that
> matters.
> -Craig :>
Craig,
I have to say I sympathise with you. I learned in business school that bankruptcy is in fact a business tactic used by way too many unscrupulous companies. A company gets in over it's head, the same guy incorporates a new company, the new company bids on the assets, gets them at a discount, while the creditors get a fraction of what they are owed. Small airlines are notorious for this, but other concerns do it as well. It appears this is what happened to you.
Hopefully the word will get out and both creditors and customers alike will steer clear of this weasel. The rumor I heard was that Wonder computers business practices were never all that intelligent. I also think it very much degrades Compton's integrity as a journalist to be its press agent.
Very sorry to hear of your loss; it's just my opinion but it is a side of business I utterly disdain. :(