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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9455437" data-attributes="member: 6801845">There was a decent article here:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.polygon.com/23695923/mtg-aftermath-pinkerton-raid-leaked-cards" target="_blank">Magic publishers sent Pinkerton agents to a YouTuber’s house to retrieve leaked cards</a>[SPOILER=&quot;Highlights if anyone cares&quot;]From what oldschoolmtg said<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A collection agency (the Pinkertons) knocked on the door and the guy's wife answered.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The fact that the original Pinkerton agency was a &quot;paramilitary force&quot; a century ago is mentioned in the article*</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Oldschoolmtg's wife was frightened by the agents who provided contact information for someone at WotC.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">They pulled the video</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Oldschoolmtg contacted Wizards.&nbsp; The contact was very apologetic, they simply wanted their product back so WotC could figure out what happened and why the product was delivered.</li>
</ul>According to WotC had tried to reach out to Oldschoolmtg multiple times before sending a collection agency.&nbsp; From their reply to the inquiry&quot;...an investigator visited him and asked that he reach out to us as part of our investigation and return the embargoed product and packaging. He agreed to do both. The unreleased product will be replaced by us with the product he intended to purchase.&quot;That's it.&nbsp; That's all we know.My thoughts? <ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">It's quite possible the agents went overboard in their accusations.&nbsp; The WotC representative knew the cards were not stolen and that it was just a mix-up.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Oldschoolmtg's viewership doubled after these videos.&nbsp; That would be incentive for a lot of people to potentially exaggerate a bit or simply not give updates to explain more details.&nbsp; </li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">We will never know the full story.</li>
</ul>*What difference does it make what the Pinkerton Agency did a century ago when no one involved with the company now is still alive?&nbsp; Collection agencies aren't on the top of my favorite companies list, but they&nbsp; provide a legitimate service. [/SPOILER]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9455437, member: 6801845"] There was a decent article here: [URL="https://www.polygon.com/23695923/mtg-aftermath-pinkerton-raid-leaked-cards"]Magic publishers sent Pinkerton agents to a YouTuber’s house to retrieve leaked cards[/URL] [SPOILER="Highlights if anyone cares"] From what oldschoolmtg said [LIST] [*]A collection agency (the Pinkertons) knocked on the door and the guy's wife answered. [*]The fact that the original Pinkerton agency was a "paramilitary force" a century ago is mentioned in the article* [*]Oldschoolmtg's wife was frightened by the agents who provided contact information for someone at WotC. [*]They pulled the video [*]Oldschoolmtg contacted Wizards. The contact was very apologetic, they simply wanted their product back so WotC could figure out what happened and why the product was delivered. [/LIST] According to WotC had tried to reach out to Oldschoolmtg multiple times before sending a collection agency. From their reply to the inquiry "[I]...an investigator visited him and asked that he reach out to us as part of our investigation and return the embargoed product and packaging. He agreed to do both. The unreleased product will be replaced by us with the product he intended to purchase.[/I]" That's it. That's all we know. My thoughts? [LIST] [*]It's quite possible the agents went overboard in their accusations. The WotC representative knew the cards were not stolen and that it was just a mix-up. [*]Oldschoolmtg's viewership doubled after these videos. That would be incentive for a lot of people to potentially exaggerate a bit or simply not give updates to explain more details. [*]We will never know the full story. [/LIST] *[I]What difference does it make what the Pinkerton Agency did a century ago when no one involved with the company now is still alive? Collection agencies aren't on the top of my favorite companies list, but they provide a legitimate service. [/I] [/SPOILER] [/QUOTE]

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