hastak crackin down on leaked figures. hastak contacted ebay directly to inform breach of copyright/trademark laws.

 

now will this drive the value up of aforementioned proto? IMO, i think so.

 

scarce supply = more desire

According to VP, all of the prototype auctions have been cancelled.

looks like it

Frankly, Hasbro has to have known about them for ages, surprising that they didn't crack down on them sooner.

yeah, as I stated in another thread, all Alt Prototypes (maybe other prototypes too but I didn't search the others) have been removed.  Cannabis, how do you know it was removed by request of the copyright owner?  The ebay message doesn't say anything about that except that it was removed.

Somebody post a link

just check the other threads in which alt protos are shown.

That's a buzzkill for people who collected these, but since the practice was never really on the level to begin with, I'm not too upset about it.

Intriging, it also seems to be galaxy force too, probably a side effect of the cybertron launch, removing all current line leakage.  Like a clean desk policy, this will be here this week and gone the next.

 

I got this too

 

"The following listing:

 

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

was removed because the intellectual property rights owner notified eBay that the listing potentially infringes its copyright, trademark or other rights.  Due to this claim, and the fact that the feedback system is no longer available, we strongly urge you not to complete this transaction.

 

You can get more information on eBay's cooperation with intellectual property rights owners at:

 

http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/programs-vero-ov.html

 

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding in this issue.

 

Regards,

 

Customer Support (Trust and Safety Department)

eBay Inc"

well it's a bummer for proto collecting, but like i've said before, they have the power and all they did was whine, if they wanted to do something, shut up and do it. They have stepped up to the plate, good for them.