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Originally Posted by FatJack
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If I had to guess, I'd say Topps is probably sick and tired of people grabbing and using their images for all manner of things (there are multiple custom card makers selling their wares on eBay now--using Topps Vault images and Topps designs). So I'd guess they are trying to figure out a way to still provide images on their sale listings without leaving them open to discovery and preview by tenacious computer geeks.
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Maybe the giant wouldn't have minded if Jack took one golden egg and went on his way. But Jack got greedy.
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You are correct, FatJack.
Topps deliberately shut the door on image access through AuctionHelper. Continued attempts to open that door will not result in greater access, rather quite the opposite.
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Originally Posted by Rainmaker
Apparently Topps has shut another door to the Vault...
...I'll only share how I know in a PM.
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Originally Posted by okcochise
Now that Topps has blocked access to the Vault images, I can't help but wonder if we should stop posting about ways around it.
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I originally allowed TV posts on the forum as a way to showcase the incredible breadth of the Vault--a celebration, as it were. Unfortunately it has gone too far. From an OOTP perspective, consider the Vault closed. It's time to start playing by the rules. Attempts to circumvent the block and invitations to PM for workaround instructions will not be allowed.
Going forward, Topps Vault posts will only be allowed for those items that have come up for auction. Pre-auction posts will be removed. Posts related to circumventing AuctionHelper blocks or in any other way accessing TV images by other-than-public means will be removed and the user cautioned or, for repeat offenders, banned.
If anyone has specific questions, please PM me. I'll post follow-ups as necessary.