Quoted from Ericpinballfan:The timing is strange. These have been sold for years. Why now is right?
I think it was just timing and he likely never seen the threads in the past since there are so many topics and they can get pushed down the list quickly. JM's thread for the recent batch was going for a few months and then when it got bumped a few days ago it likely caught the attention of Rick. Such a shame and it's not like PPS is going to start offering these for sale (even if he did it would not include the Stern animations). I know Stern gets a lot of shit but mods are the one thing they really don't crack down unless its competition for something they plan on selling them self like a topper. I'm sure plenty of employees from Stern have seen the posts for these clocks and could have pulled a "Contributory Infringement" card like Rick but they have chosen not to.