Updated at 5:48pm ET 7/29:Did someone get cold feet? Or a cease-and-desist?
The three PPMs up for auction on eBay have been removed before the auction's end. Apparently there will be no "winner," at least as far as the public is aware.
Likewise the PPM encoder, which was supposed to be open for bids until the end of auction on August 3, is no longer being offered.
Whose handiwork was this? Who should have been the rightful possessor of said PPM items? As one might expect, speculation runs rampant. Count on All The Excess! to fuel that speculation as PPM Week continues.
If you're new to this (legitimate) story, the A.T.E.! posts below chronicle events in reverse order.
