So... This is funny to me. And it doesn't sound right.
Zane went "out of business" before sort of out of the blue, right? That means that shit-ton of merchandise that he had didn't just go away. It's not like he blew it all out in mega sales. All of that inventory is still sitting in some warehouse/storage/garage somewhere. And he had tons of imports right?
So wouldn't it make sense to assume that he already owns the inventory he's asking for people to "fund" ?
Additionally, the following seem inflated to me. I really don't think $17,000+ have to be spent right off the bat for a business like that:
Networking, Computers, Package SW, Exchange and other HW: $4000
Website Graphics and Integration: $3000
Website Developers - DB Code, MySQL and Exchange costs: $10150
Not to mention that "Music Store Employee" for 6 months where the employee has to pay in order for it to happen... Man, Zane must have terrible lawyers if he doesn't realize how bad this could end for him...
Asking for $25,000 for people to have the privilege of then spending more money in his store is the most absurd thing I've ever heard. It doesn't add up. It seems very shady to be honest.
