Raymond F. Kling and Barbara K. Kling - Page 8




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               Raymond rented space in a building in Hartville, Ohio.  Some           
          members of the buying group would pick up their supplies at the             
          Hartville site, because it was closer than the warehouse.  One of           
          Raymond's friends, John Lauderdale, bought and sold cards at the            
          Hartville site and took care of the pickups at that site.                   
               Ohio Coin is a wholesale distributor of baseball cards, coin           
          supplies, and related products in the collectible industry.  Ohio           
          Coin sells to small distributors, dealers, and to a lesser degree           
          the public.  Ohio Coin's prices are 30 percent cheaper than other           
          suppliers in the State.  Customers receive an additional 3-                 
          percent discount if they pick up a skid3 of product.  To get the            
          3-percent discount, customers of Ohio Coin, such as Raymond's               
          buyers group, combine orders and then distribute the product                
          among themselves.                                                           
               The round trip from Ohio Coin to Cleveland was approximately           
          500 miles.  In 1991, instead of spending a whole day to pick up             
          orders from Ohio Coin, Raymond purchased a van for Lewis Miller,            
          an employee of Ohio Coin.  The van was titled in Mr. Miller's               
          name, and Mr. Miller was the owner of the van.  Mr. Miller used             
          the van to pick up and deliver the items Raymond's group                    
          purchased from Ohio Coin.  Raymond purchased the van from Cumba             
          Motors for $1,400.  A check in the amount of $1,000 drawn on the            
          Ameritrust account was made payable to Cumba Motors.  The balance           


               3A skid is approximately 4 by 4 feet, and two skids will               
          fill a van.                                                                 




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