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Notes Receivable-Sale of Businesses
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements 
Notes Receivable-Sale of Businesses

Retail Business

New York Stores: On April 17, 2009, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries that owned and operated 16 Retail Business locations in New York State sold substantially all of their assets, including their book of business (the “New York Assets”). The purchase price for the New York Assets was approximately $2,337,000, of which approximately $1,786,000 was paid at closing. Promissory notes in the aggregate original principal amount of approximately $551,000 (the “New York Notes”) were also delivered at the closing. On April 1, 2011 the purchaser of the New York Assets paid in advance the balance of the New York Notes in the amount of $138,762.

Pennsylvania Stores: Effective June 30, 2009, the Company sold all of the outstanding stock of the subsidiary that operated the three remaining Pennsylvania stores (the “Pennsylvania Stock”).  The purchase price for the Pennsylvania Stock was approximately $397,000 which was paid by delivery of two promissory notes (the “Pennsylvania Notes”), one in the approximate principal amount of $238,000 and payable with interest at the rate of 9.375% per annum in 120 equal monthly installments, and the other in the approximate principal amount of $159,000 and payable with interest at the rate of 6% per annum in 60 monthly installments commencing August 10, 2011 (with interest only being payable prior to such date). Effective August 10, 2011, the Pennsylvania Notes were restructured into one note with a principal balance of $361,625. The restructured note provides for interest at the rate of 8.63% per annum and is payable in 102 equal monthly installments of $5,015. There was no gain or loss recorded on the restructuring of the Pennsylvania Notes.

Franchise Business

Effective May 1, 2009, the Company sold all of the outstanding stock of the subsidiaries that operated the DCAP franchise business (collectively, the “Franchise Stock”). The purchase price for the Franchise Stock was $200,000 which was paid by delivery of a promissory note in such principal amount (the “Franchise Note”). As of March 31, 2011, the terms of the Franchise Note called for installments of $50,000 on May 15, 2009, $50,000 on May 1, 2010, both of which were paid, and $100,000 plus accrued interest on May 1, 2011 and provides for interest at the rate of 5.25% per annum. On May 1, 2011, the Franchise Note was amended. Under the amended Franchise Note, the payment due on May 1, 2011 was reduced to a principal payment only of $75,000. The remaining balance of $25,000 plus accrued interest of $12,797 is due on May 1, 2012. A principal of the buyer is the son-in-law of Morton L. Certilman, one of the Company’s principal shareholders at the time.

Notes receivable arising from the sale of businesses as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consists of:

  September 30, 2011   December 31, 2010
   Total   Current       Total   Current   
   Note   Maturities  Long-Term    Note   Maturities  Long-Term
   (unaudited)         
Sale of NY stores  $                  -  $                  -  $                  -    $     211,536  $     211,536  $                 -
Sale of Pennsylvania stores          359,210            30,368          328,842           375,211           28,730         346,481
Sale of Franchise business            37,797            37,797                      -           100,000         100,000                     -
           397,007            68,165          328,842           686,747         340,266         346,481
Accrued interest              3,410              3,410                      -             18,272           18,272                     -
Total  $      400,417  $        71,575  $      328,842    $     705,019  $     358,538  $     346,481