I agree that not knowing exactly what the letters contained causes conspiracy theory thoughts, but there is one reason this could have come about. It could be that the parts were obtained by an internal Geobra source making the entire transaction illegal, stolen to be more direct. If I remember correctly about the Malta incident, the assembly of figures was done outside of the factory. Some of the sublet work force did not return parts of figures or accessories that were left over or not up to standards, but instead made them available to eBay sellers. I also remember that there were shops in Malta that were selling bags of figure parts, that until Playmobil was made aware of the situation, didn't know about. They launched an investigation, & the police were called in. It makes you wonder how possessive Playmobil can be when it comes to selling products you have purchased, or mass parts left over from customization conversions like some of us do here on Playmofriends. This is a very interesting topic.
