gotta love that.. looks like I gave up after 2 months of nothing out of them. But the only response with any "rule definition" from them came up front, and they said the opposite of what they told you.
The rest of the ticket is in dealing with the fact that 2 different Rule 5 players were handled differently (which would explain why it's worked out for you before), and they claimed it's a rare occurrence (and never tracked it down according to my ticket)
Ticket # 67341
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1/5/2009 11:05 AM moustachee
I placed Rule 5 players Ty Unroe and Pedro Crespo on *reversible* waivers. I did not realize that placing Rule 5 players on reversible waivers would automatically offer them back to their former teams. Is that correct? Because it happened, and I lost Crespo due to that. If incorrect, I would like Crespo back. (He was returned to his former team--the Buffalo Soldiers)
However, the issue that really seems like a mistake is with Unroe. He was NOT accepted by his former team--thus, he was on the waiver wire. Shouldn't he have been returned to me after any claims since they were reversible waivers after the trade deadline? As it stands, the Baltimore Billikens claimed him and got him.
1/5/2009 11:08 AM moustachee
Additionally, another team in our league says he placed 2 Rule 5 players on reversible waivers, and neither of the above 2 problems happened to him. His players were not offered back to their former teams, nor were they able to be taken by other teams. They were normal reversible waiver players.
I don't know why some teams should get this benefit and not all. The rule needs to be consistent, and I think all Rule 5 players who were claimed since the trade deadline should be returned due to the inconsistency.
1/5/2009 12:52 PM Customer Support
The rule is consistent. If you place a rule 5 player on waivers, regular or revocable, it starts the offer back process. If they clear waivers, they are first offered back to the original team, and then if that owner doesn't want them back, then he remains on your team having cleared waivers.
If the other owner waived rule 5 players, they went through the same thing.
(***I added a lot of info in my ticket to them, but it's not really relevant***)
1/7/2009 3:50 PM Customer Support
Something doesn't seem right. I've added this to our bug list and we'll see if we can replicate what you are describing. Thanks for letting us know.
1/16/2009 11:50 AM Customer Support
Unfortunately at this time we won't be transferring those player's around. We will be looking into this and subsequently fixing it in the coming weeks.
2/26/2009 9:53 AM Customer Support
I'm still trying to track it down, it is a very rare occurrence.