Don, much as your intentions may be honourable or truthful, I'm afraid that you are coming across as an envious fixated person.
I repeat, coming across. Big difference from, 'you are'. Please keep that in mind.
Very few people are going to take your side on this whole matter, and the reason is very simple.
You say MGM has been screwed. Fair enough.
However, few here really gives a rats posterior about MGM being out by some $400,000. Myself included.
They are a huge multi-billion dollar corporation that probably even has insurance against these things. They most probably also know full well that the actual material value of their loss in props, amounts to much less than $400,000. Furthermore, props are nowhere near their mainstream income, and they probably would have thrown half of them away in the first place.
MGM is no stranger to how bankruptcy works either, as they themselves have invoked those protection laws not so long ago.
Unlike the situation regarding Icons / Latta, and as far as I am aware, nobody here has been screwed by Propworx / Alec.
Till the time that someone here on this board comes out and says that Alec screwed him/her and ran off with their money, you are never going to generate any sympathy for your stances, as correct, truthful and honourable as they may be.
Till that changes, I'm afraid you are only peeing against the wind.
While the idyllic principles you are expressing are solid and admirable, this does not change the fact that everyone here seems to be happy with their purchases and items from Propworx.
Is this view a selfish and insular one ? Sure it is ! It is also one I share, as what matters to me is this board and its members, nothing else. It's why I am here, and so are the vast majority.
I am also sure that however these new props are being sold, Alec is doing it legitimately.
He's not stupid, that's for sure. Much as you obviously disagree with, and hate what I am going to say, he is just a shrewd businessman who knows how to use legitimate means to his advantage.
Welcome to the real (normal) world.