Hey everyone ... my name is Jason. I was referred to this group. The person told me this was the place to go if I needed to have a statue repaired. I apologize if this is not the correct thread. I did not see a section to post.
I purchased a DC Universe Online Wonder Woman from a seller on EBay. The transaction went sour fast. No response from the seller at all, after a week of trying to find out if the statue was shipped. Then I research more about him, via his name on Google, and find that him and his store were federally investigated for theft and indicted. So that had me worried more so. I filed a complaint with Paypal and, surprise, he marks it as shipped. Two days later I receive the statue ... in pieces!
Half of the styrofoam packing on the inside was gone and they chose to replace that with a plastic bag. Come on now! How does that protect anything? On top of that, they did not use any bubble wrap. Only a thin layer of wadded up paper on the top and bottom. Still plenty of room to bounce around during shipping. When I opened the box, I heard the pieces, so I knew it was broken. Opened it up ... yup! In multiple pieces. This broke my heart! I am a HUGE Wonder Woman fan and wanted this statue for a very long time. I got it cheap and that was why I was excited.
I am now in the process of trying to get my money back via Paypal. I contact the seller and, of course, he blames the postal service, not the lack of care going into packing it. I am not sure if I will have to send this back just yet so I am trying to see if there is someone that can make her look like new.
The pictures show the damage. Both hand broken off. One gauntlet has a big piece broken off. Small pieces of hair broken off. Buying her from someone else is too expensive. People are asking too much, more than I can afford. Which brings me to cost. I cannot afford a lot to get her fixed. But I really want her to look like this never happened.
If anyone can help, please let me know. Also sharing a photo of my collection.