Not a excuse in my book to steal peoples radios that were sent in months ago for work, and never returned, plus all the people who placed orders and sent in their money for products never received, and no refunds...
Even if he was sick and not able to run the shop, he should have had someone close the Web Site, or at least answer the phone.
Yeah; he could find a decent tech to mod/fix radios, and someone to work the phones and ship the orders. Unless Sparky is just too incapacitated to do even that much.