Post #718420 by Ragbag Comics on Tue, May 27, 2014 11:39 PM

Thanks for the kind words...

I feel bad, because the seller is EXTREMELY nice and has been right on top of responding to my messages (did I mention I stole the TC language
for our annual mug swap and messaged them BEFORE they shipped to say "please assume this will be used as a football by the postal service?")

I told them I wanted my money back - no arguments, no back pedaling, but instant apologies and a refund.

They said the person at the post office told them that would be "the best way to ship it." UGH. I think the real scourge of ceramics
everywhere, here, is the USPS itself. I see the lackadaisical employees at our local branch telling people to stuff all kinds of things in
envelopes that shouldn't be in them every time I'm there dropping off eBay stuff (our local branch boasts an impressive 1 star average review on Yelp... it's
pretty damn rough... for those playing at home, that's the lowest you can give anything.)

This lady meant well... she trusted the PO's judgement. Maybe the PO in Maryland didn't break it, but frankly, a light toss and a land in a postal bucket on a concrete floor would've rubbed this guy out.

The only fortunate end of the story is that the guy's face is still in tact, so we'll prop his face up next to our busted Steve Crane Ku mug 'til we can find a
proper specimen.

Oh yeah... anybody got an OMC Skull mug like the one above they wanna let go for $35 shipped to Chicago?

I know... I know...

--Pete

[ Edited by: Ragbag Comics 2014-05-27 23:41 ]