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In my "Red.. with character" post, I mentioned a card that I had bought on Ebay that I was waiting for. I waited for 11 weeks, and had pretty much given up on it. The seller had even given me a refund. The card was a cartoonie Caricature of Chewbacca, and Mike had put "Chewie" at the bottom of the card. As soon as I saw it on Ebay I wanted it. Around the same time, my buddy George had opened a case of Galaxy 6 and pulled the R2D2 version with "R2" written at the bottom, and George knows I collect Duron sketches, so I knew he would sell it to me. I don't know how many characters Mike had done in this style, but I knew I would have 2 of them. Then the wait for the "Chewie" card began. After a week the card hadn't arrived, so I checked the Delivery Confirmation number. It said the card had been mailed, went to a sorting facility in Maine, and had departed that facility. Then nothing. Another week went by and the D/C number said the same.. sorting facility in Maine.. then nothing. The card was lost. I called the Post Office that it departed from in Maine. They said they had some problems, but things were straightened out.. I should get the card shortly. Another week.. no card.. no change in the D/C number. By now a month had gone by. That's when I (reluctantly) asked for a refund. What a disappointment. I checked the D/C number for another 2 or 3 weeks and no change. Finally I gave up. No more checking. I went back to buying on Ebay and actually bought another of Mike's sketches from the same buyer from Maine- one with Luke and R2D2. So when I got an envelope from Maine last week I opened it expecting to see the Luke/R2D2 sketch. I almost fell off my chair when out slid the Chewie sketch! I checked the postmark.. March 7, 2011. ELEVEN WEEKS. There's alot I could say about the USPS right now, but I'll reluctantly say "no comment". At least I got the card. I contacted the seller, repaid for the card, and had a smile on my face. Now comes some irony. I waited for the "Chewie" card for 11 weeks, and had also talked to George in late February/early March about buying his Duron "R2" sketch. I met George on a Saturday to pick up his "R2" sketch, came home, got the mail, and there was my "Chewie" card. It was a good day. Until my next post, thanks for reading...
In my "Red.. with character" post, I mentioned a card that I had bought on Ebay that I was waiting for. I waited for 11 weeks, and had pretty much given up on it. The seller had even given me a refund. The card was a cartoonie Caricature of Chewbacca, and Mike had put "Chewie" at the bottom of the card. As soon as I saw it on Ebay I wanted it. Around the same time, my buddy George had opened a case of Galaxy 6 and pulled the R2D2 version with "R2" written at the bottom, and George knows I collect Duron sketches, so I knew he would sell it to me. I don't know how many characters Mike had done in this style, but I knew I would have 2 of them. Then the wait for the "Chewie" card began. After a week the card hadn't arrived, so I checked the Delivery Confirmation number. It said the card had been mailed, went to a sorting facility in Maine, and had departed that facility. Then nothing. Another week went by and the D/C number said the same.. sorting facility in Maine.. then nothing. The card was lost. I called the Post Office that it departed from in Maine. They said they had some problems, but things were straightened out.. I should get the card shortly. Another week.. no card.. no change in the D/C number. By now a month had gone by. That's when I (reluctantly) asked for a refund. What a disappointment. I checked the D/C number for another 2 or 3 weeks and no change. Finally I gave up. No more checking. I went back to buying on Ebay and actually bought another of Mike's sketches from the same buyer from Maine- one with Luke and R2D2. So when I got an envelope from Maine last week I opened it expecting to see the Luke/R2D2 sketch. I almost fell off my chair when out slid the Chewie sketch! I checked the postmark.. March 7, 2011. ELEVEN WEEKS. There's alot I could say about the USPS right now, but I'll reluctantly say "no comment". At least I got the card. I contacted the seller, repaid for the card, and had a smile on my face. Now comes some irony. I waited for the "Chewie" card for 11 weeks, and had also talked to George in late February/early March about buying his Duron "R2" sketch. I met George on a Saturday to pick up his "R2" sketch, came home, got the mail, and there was my "Chewie" card. It was a good day. Until my next post, thanks for reading...
