MagnusX Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Hello guys, this was posted in Comic General but I believe the signature room MUST BE AWARE. Lloyd is one of the nicest guy in this forum, so please read... Friends and fellow collectors. I'm sure many of you (especially those who collect CGC Signature Series books) know Lloyd Bailey. He resides in the U.K. and has been a friend to anyone who collects comics and autograph memorabilia. He and his family have come under very hard times recently because of legal issues stemming from a local city council declaring that he is responsible to do repairs on a wall that is not part of his property. The legal costs to defend himself has turned his life upside down. His family has started a JustGiving charity page to help Lloyd and his wife with legal fees. Below is a link to this page and it gives a summary of Lloyd's current circumstances. https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/dangerouswall Lloyd is one of the nicest people I know and many in our collecting community share the same feelings. I have set up this sales thread to help him with his legal costs to defend himself against a very unfair situation. Lloyd could end up losing his home. I have always found our community a very generous and caring one. If you can help Lloyd in anyway, please do so. Below is a link to the sales thread. Please take a moment to look at the items being offered for sale or if you can, post an item to sell. If you wish to just make a donation, you can do so by going to Lloyd's JustGiving page. Thank You. Link to Sales Thread: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radicalmichael Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Very cool. Lloyd is one of the nicest people in Signature Series, and an even better person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LloydJBailey Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 You guys are the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LloydJBailey Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 I'm not sure if it goes without saying, but if anybody has any specific questions at all about the position myself and my family are in, please don't hesitate to message me. Again, thank you to everybody taking an interest and helping me. It's a horrible situation and one I never imagined myself and my family in. We whole heartily appreciate you all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radicalmichael Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 There are a lot of really cool new books, Rich Henn really upped the anti here. Go check it out please. LloydJBailey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LloydJBailey Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 (edited) Hi all, I just wanted to update anybody who has been reading – I can obviously not detail into the specifics due to the on-going legal nature but it has been a very emotional time for us these past few months. The legal costings have exceeded estimates and are currently at circa £22,000 which has really devastated us. Whilst we are confident they should not be successful in obtaining an order for the safety works be achieved, as I simply do not own the structure. Should I lose, I will likely face a Council bill of circa 70% of legal costings they have incurred, which will be higher than my costings due to the likelihood of them gunning for all fees and the reality of making an example of myself for standing up to them. This simply being unaffordable - i.e. should I lose, I will therefore lose my home and have to claim bankruptcy and as these are criminal proceedings against me (as this in the court platform of the Council), I will be left with a criminal record. Whilst I am content they will not succeed, it should not be in court in the first instance. Should I win, I am expecting to get at least 25% of my costings back (due to it being the local authority and not standard civil proceedings), it highly unlikely that all the funds will be recouped, so the generosity of many of you over the months has been so appreciated, and we are so grateful. The funding page is still live and we are at 19% of 15,000 which is more than I imagined, so thank you so much to all. The court date is Tuesday so should anybody reading this who hasn't donated but are in the position to support us, the link is; http://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/dangerouswall To the members who have kindly donated books, I believe there are still several available for sale, but I just wanted to thank you all personally who have donated or/and purchased books or donated to the funding page to help us. Even though it is a miserable time, it has genuinely been so overwhelming to have the support from you all, you know who you all are. Thank you so much! We are so appreciative. Lloyd & family. Edited November 9, 2018 by LloydJBailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
