Something to consider (imho) Gator, would be the reputation of the person who previously owned this domain.
I don't know J.R. so I can't comment on him personally.
However, if Shemp had a similiar problem to the one J.R. is claiming to have and you didn't give him that domain back (perhaps with some small compensation), my guess would be that you would quickly become one of the most despised webmasters in the business. Thus, any trades or favors you may have received from any of his connections would be non-existent. The money you may make from simply owning this domain would pale in comparison to what you might have made with him on your side.
On the other hand, if this happened to someone with the reputation of an asswipe, perhaps nobody would give a shit(Although, everyone here has people they do business with).
Do your research and see exactly who your dealing with and if it's really worth the trouble.
The connections you make in this business will FAR outweigh ALMOST any domain that would become available.
Now, if you were talking about sex.com, well then I'd tell him to go fuck himself just out of principal, because nobody that stupid should own that domain.
Again, just my
