[mbo]

Yes that's exactly why I mentioned that in the first line of my comment. I quote directly:

> (I do agree that it's bad that there were no images preserved and that component of the post is justifiable)

[echoangle]

So how is it a win-win then? OP only lost?

The rest of your comment kind of assumed that OP paid for the images and then got them.

[mbo]

It is a win-win for Photobucket users who have their images (which OP is NOT a cohort of) preserved long term and the startup who snapped up Photobucket's data and liabilities. It is fair to say that OP experienced a win-loss in this specific situation.

I did not assume that OP got the images. That's why I explicitly called it out. In my first sentence. And again in my second last sentence. Jesus.