I have been putting off posting this hoping that Karl would come through, but after multiple attempts at contacting him with nothing being resolved, here we go.
I bought a brand new wii at the store and brought it to Karl to mod. I had not even opened the box which I handed over to him, along with 100 dollars for a chip and install. When I went back to his house to pick it up, he told me that he dropped my wii and it was broken. He promised that he would fix everything, and I would get a wii back. I made several attempts at contacting him over the phone, which eventually was shut off. I also tried contacting him via email a few times, and he only responded once saying he would fix it. It has been a month and a half since he broke it, and I am still out a wii, which puts me out $350 dollars.
DO NOT send your system to Karl for modding. I have used him in the past and have been happy, but with this whole fiasco recently he just can not be trusted. I have email / text proof if anyone wants it, just find someone else to do the work for you.