People: they've spent over $100,000 over the last couple of years to do nothing -- almost 100% of the cash assets.  Don't send these vampires any more of your hard earned money.

Should they manage to get their hands on the BTC that is ours, what on Earth makes anyone think that they won't burn through a similar percentage of that "returning" it to us?

I've lost a ridiculous value of BTC, as I'm sure have many others.  But I truly believe that it's gone, and no amount of pouring money into the liquidators hands is going to get it back.  Jeez, just look at what they're asking for... $10,000 to attend a meeting in (presumably) Japan from New Zealand.  Are they chartering a jet or something?  No -- they are going to fly five of them 1st class on our dime, put themselves up in $500 a night hotels,  and then bill us $500 a day for a few weeks of "research" -- how else would you come up with a $10,000 estimate?