Have You Gotten Broken Statues in the mail? - Page 3

Fries · 09-30-2006, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by The Watcher

I have the BD FS Hawkeye statue but I never opened the box because so many people were reporting that theirs was broken (sword, etc.).

Doesn't that worry you that you'd check it for damage? Knock on wood.

Wayne Foundation · 09-30-2006, 10:54 PM

Only a couple have been broken.

One from an ebay transaction (always get the insurance!) that turned out to be a good thing because the "custom" paint on this thing was an abomination...took a while, but between paypal and my CC I didn't owe a dime.

One from my supplier. Seems like when they switched from UPS to DHL is when the issue began.

There have been a couple more...but I chalk them up to poor packing/box design from the manufacturer (DC).

berenger · 10-01-2006, 12:01 AM

knowing my luck, my SS cap vs Redskull will be in pieces when i get it as it has to come to the other side of the world...

demonhunter · 10-06-2006, 12:18 PM

Does the pinky on this Tomb Raider look broken?

Barbarian · 10-06-2006, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by demonhunter

Does the pinky on this Tomb Raider look broken?

It does seem that she's gotten a wee bit close to the radial saw...kinda like my 7th grade shop teacher.

risingstar · 10-06-2006, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by demonhunter

Hi,

I was just wondering,

How many of you have gotten broken statues when you opened your mail packages?

Just wanted to assess how often this occurs.
I heard a certain u.s courier is notorious for handling packages poorly, and people end up getting broken stuff.

Thank you.

At the risk of jinxing myself, I rarely, if ever, get anything broken these days. Most distributors (and even eBay sellers) now know what they're doing and the improvements manufacturers have made in the styrofoam fittings for statues in the boxes have been phenomenal.

I used to receive broken statues years ago, around the mid and late 90s when the hobby really started to buzz. Both the manufacturer and seller didn't always properly package stuff. Nowadays, it's so much better as everyone has learned (the hard way) not to take anything for granted.