I lived in New Zealand back then, was a student and their supps were expensive beyond my means.
Id just placed 2nd at the NABBA nationals, in the U21's class, and sent Bill a VHS of my comp seeking sponsorship.
This was just before the Body for Life thing, and move away from bodybuilding.
A few weeks later i received a Fed Box stacked with supps, well over 500USD retail worth...or about 1200 locally. And a bright purple Team EAS jacket.
The letter said they were looking at building a small team and would keep in touch.
The team never eventuated but every cpl of months for about six months I got care packages, mainly myoplex deluxe, which was delicious, lotsa phospagems (little creatine gummies), and a few boxes of bars etc.
I felt like a millionaire for that short period of time