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Note 4 - Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE 4 – PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:

   
2012
 
2011
                 
Prepaid inventory
 
$
512,000
   
$
2,690,000
 
Prepaid expenses
   
87,000
     
247,000
 
Other current assets
   
813,000
     
706,000
 
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
$
1,412,000
   
$
3,643,000
 

In 2011, the Company assessed the recoverability of the carrying value of merchandise credits and certain prepayments to suppliers for inventory, which resulted in a $1,013,000 write off.  This write-off reflected merchandise credits from suppliers that the Company did not collect.  The write-off was recorded as a component of Cost of sales in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for 2011.