Like I said, buying "great" cels from Anime-link 
has nothing to do with the issue I brought up. 
I have bought a great cel from Rick, so what is 
that supposed to mean? Are you suggesting that I 
shut up and kiss his ass when he is not clear on 
an issue of "stolen cels"? I would not do that to 
a friend. I will not go around and kiss ass 
because he has some nice cels to offer. That is 
ridiculous. I like doing business with him and 
would like to do more, but that is not the issue.

It has nothing to do with a "smear" campaign or 
likewise. It has to do with a clarification in 
public of a controversy. I have never said anyone 
was hiding, but I do think that it would be 
reasonable to have an answer right here. What is 
the big secret is what should be asked. 
 To the point that Anime-link hasn't been aware 
of these posts, I fail to believe that they 
haven't. The reason why I say this is because 
this issue to my knowledge first appeared 
publicly on the JAMCL mailing list to which I am 
a member, and to which Rick did reply. He also, 
made a statement to the affect that he 
would "clear up the matter" on his web- site 
called "Anime-Link". None has been posted. The 
matter was then carried over to this forum.
If I personally contact Rick on this matter it 
does only good to my ears, and does not clarify 
anything for you or anyone else that may be 
interested in a resolution. If you are not 
interested in a resolution, then I don't see a 
reason for your comments. I don't believe in 
second hand information on such an important 
matter. I think that it is important, if you 
don't then that's your opinion. For example, if I 
contacted Rick personally and later if I said 
that Rick said this or that, it would not be in 
my place to be his spokesman.

 As far as flame war, I don't get what you are 
saying. What does that do? Flaming someone on 
this topic is nonsense.