Hey guys,
Let me see if I can respond to all the above posts:
I did call the KY district attorneys office. They won't do anything without a police report (understandable). So I called Florence KY PD. They said let me guess the drone is in MN. I asked how they knew. They said someone called last week. They said to call MN Pd since that is where the drone was. I called the PD up in MN who said no crime was committed here. UGGGG I think since it was over state lines I may give the FBI a call to have them investigate this guy. The number of people and amount of money he has scammed is HIGH.
Insurance: I did call a local GA state farm rep. He said it did NOT matter if I was flying for hobby or commercial, they will cover it. It was $60 a year with $100 deductible. They will try to fix first (you can goto your own place or one they recommend). If it can't be fixed they will replace. If it can't be replaced they will cut you a check for the declared value. When you call State Farm which I think is the only carrier that does this - ASK for personal article insurance.
Regarding my old drone. I was going to have Maverick keep it and use for parts towards a replacement. However, it was brought to my attention (and documented on Amex web page) that the property in question COULD be needed to send to Amex. So i am having sent back to me. Plus they were only going to offer $200 and I had to ship the controller back. So I suspect they were just going to fix and re-sell. So i should get it back. If, after amex is done, use for parts, sell parts or hell have a spare controller. My
P4P camera while appears to be in tact has snapped off from the drone. Many good sources tell me there is no real easy way to get that back on, hence the expensive part as a whole new controller is needed. Landing gear is SHOT but thats a $50 part and minor labor. The shell and guts appear to be in tact and undamaged. So thanks for that suggestion.
Regarding the person who got their money back from CC. Most will just do that and either write it off or go after him. Likely they are just going to write off since a small amount.
Regarding Mr Neary don't waste your time contacting him. If you honestly think he will reply you are kidding yourself. He is a fraud and has spent your money. I would HIGHLY encourage everyone to file a BBB complaint and/or post on his Facebook (neary inspections). Use:
www.cincinnati.bbb.org for that. Would be nice if I or a group of us could afford a lawyer. This man needs jail time.
I hope this helps even one person so they don't have to go through what I did.