On TU, I never saw the message "Estimated date that this item will be removed: XX/2008" until I received an updated credit file from TU as the result of an online dispute.
Based on my reading of that report (a very slim sampling, statistically) and looking at the rest of the report from TU as well as the reports from myFICO, it appears that this message is only inserted when there is a paid item.
It's the only such notation on the reports I've pulled since 2/16/08 (yes, yes, there are 10 of them and I looked at them all just now).....
Seems there should be a room connected to the Sleigh Center for those of us with excessive credit report pulling habits.
atlast.....
Ficos 2/17/08: TU 551 EQ 534 EX 587
Ficos 2/12/09 TU 695 EQ 715 EX 715
Fico...4/15/10....drumroll.....EQ 743