UPDATE:
For those who wondered why I posted this in a public forum in the first place, I did so to get fast action, nothing more.
Nothing personal was meant by bringing Ed Sr. or Kevin's name into this. In fact, I never expected Ed.Sr. to reply, but to forward along, which he did. But I didn't hear anything after that.
So, being a businessperson, I needed to take care of this quickly and public posting was a way I could get broad exposure of the issue to the people who could make it happen. As I told Ed Sr., it was business, not personal.
And happen, it did.
I am now back up and running as a paid dealer, with all my previous forum messages, etc., intact.
Thanks to Aimless, Goatboy and Ed Sr. for seeing this through. I appreciate it and wanted to give credit where due. It's unfortunate this got messed up in the first place, but shit happens.
So, mods, you can please lock this thread as it's no longer required. I ask that you leave it up for a while so that folks will know the outcome.
Tim