I have to agree. These things were up for sale till at least March when I saw them last. Kinda seems like they just sent out an email with a link to the existing product and stated how many were left over....The customer service rep I got had no explanation for the 2nd promo. Couldn't answer if they made another batch or the original 500 didn't sell through, so released the left overs as a new promo, etc. Considering the MVP Encoder Strike is still available, I am betting it's the leftovers from the original December promo.