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CPR's problems were/are basically cash flow mismanagement. I know many of the players involved and what's happening now is the result of Brian's passing. Brian was a juggler who kept all the balls in the air but not always with attention to integrity.
The overhead in that location is outrageous. Like many small businesses, deposits substituted for operating capitol. In a nut shell, too much going out and too few new contracts being signed. Deposits and consignment proceeds were being used to cover expenses.
A good friend of mine [who owns one of my first 73 911S] bought a 356 from them, decided he was more of a 911 guy and asked Brian to sell the 356 for him. Long story short the CPR played hide and seek with the car and then with the proceeds of the sale.
My friend [being a non-confrontational kind of guy] was patient to a fault. After months of excuses, the only way he could get paid for his 356 was to take a 911 as payment.....of course the 911 had a premium, a few thousand more.

It looks like this is becoming a pretty common story.
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