As I said on the Radio Show last night.
And remember, this is just a scenario.
Say a sponsor either was running out of money or didn't realize how expensive a real affiliate program was. This would be the perfect move to try to save face and stay in business.
Last night I said that that's what I would do. But, as everyone knows by reading
http://www.greenguysboard.com/ultracash.html that is not what I did when I had money stolen from me. I did everything I had to do to get my webmasters paid. Including selling a lot of my personal items. That is what an honorable affiliate owner would do.