From fiscal year 2012 to 2014, the Company issued a note to Isaac Capital Group ("ICG"), a related party, in the principal amount of $2,000,000.  As of September 30, 2015, the note has been converted to common stock and 590,146 common stock warrants. On December 27, 2016, ICG and the Company agreed to amend and exchange the common stock warrants for 118,029 series B preferred stock warrants. Warrants for 10,914 series B convertible preferred shares expired on September 10, 2017. On January 16, 2017, the Company agreed to extend the expiration date on all ICG warrants outstanding if not exercised prior to expiration date by an additional 2 years, including the September 10, 2017 expired warrants.

In connection with the purchase of Marquis Industries, Inc., the Company entered into a mezzanine loan in the amount of up to $7,000,000 with Isaac Capital Fund, a private lender whose managing member is Jon Isaac, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

The Isaac Capital Fund mezzanine loan bears interest at a rate of 12.5% per annum with payment obligations of interest each month and all principal due in January 2021. As of September 30, 2017, and 2016, respectively, there was $2,000,000 outstanding on this mezzanine loan. During the years ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized total interest expense of $253,472 and $583,233, respectively, associated with the Isaac Capital Fund notes.

Customer Connexx LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc. (“ARCA”), rents approximately 9,879 square feet of office space from the Company at its Las Vegas office which totals 11,100 square feet. ARCA paid the Company $164,516 in rent and other common area reimbursed expenses for year ended September 30, 2017. Tony Isaac, a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and Virland Johnson, Chief Financial Officer of the Company are Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors member and Chief Financial Officer of ARCA, respectively.

On December 30, 2017, ApplianceSmart Holdings LLC (the “Purchaser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with ARCA and ApplianceSmart, Inc. (“ApplianceSmart”), a subsidiary of ARCA. ApplianceSmart is a 17-store chain specializing in new and out-of-the-box appliances with annualized revenues of approximately $65 million. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Purchaser purchased from ARCA all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock (the “Stock”) of ApplianceSmart in exchange for $6,500,000 (the “Purchase Price”). The shares of Stock were delivered into escrow and will be released to the Purchaser upon Purchaser’s receipt of third-party financing in an amount sufficient to fund the Purchase Price, and the subsequent delivery of such funds to certain third-party lenders of ARCA and ApplianceSmart, all of which the parties expect to occur prior to March 31, 2018.

In connection with the acquisition of Vintage Stock on November 3, 2016, Rodney Spriggs, President of Vintage Stock holds a 41.134752% interest in the $10,000,000 Seller Subordinated Acquisition Note payable by VSAH. The terms of payment are interest only, payable monthly on the 1^st of each month, until maturity 5 years and 6 months from the date of the note – November 3, 2016. Interest paid to Mr. Spriggs in year ended September 30, 2017 was $275,147. Interest unpaid and accrued as of September 30, 2017 is $27,423.

Also see Note 9, 10, 11 and 19.