Aquarium Creature Rerelease

[Anton Phibes]

I would rather spend my $$ on  an order of crab legs and steamed broccoli from Red Lobster than buy an item (even a cheap one) and have the item arrive in broken condition. At least I get a meal out of the deal. If I spent that same cash and got a broken toy---I get nothing.

I am a picky monster buyer these days. I aint spending $18 on one of these until/unless they arrive soundly to folks. Not smashed. That being said---I will gladly pop $80 per figure for the Distinctive Dummies Vincent Price Megoesque wave. Because they wont arrive destroyed. Arriving safely is preferable to crossing ym fingers and wishing. Then possibly losing my money when it arrives crushed.

[cannibalchris]

Mine arrived today!  The creature had came off his base but that's an easy fix.  He was also missing a few claws but I'm not going to complain, I'm pretty happy with the purchase.  I'll put some pics up once I get this guy in my tank!

[Mord]

Well, same old same old. Broken Creature, crushed packaging! No point in buying another one!

Did they at least pack it in a box like they promised? I think the guy either sold out of these or figured out what they're worth and will repost with a higher price.

[Mike Scott]

Did they at least pack it in a box like they promised?

Nope, no box! Same padded bag.

[horrorhunter]

Nope, no box! Same padded bag.

They'll tell you anything since they're an ocean away. Dude probably thought- "Ha...box my ass...him get padded enverope like everybody erse. Eighteen dorrars mine anyhow!" 

I bet we'll be talking about this bizarre Asian Creature Aquarium Ornament Maelstrom for years, with so many of us hoping for an undamaged one, and the plastic fruit, and the weirdness of it all. Well, I can say I was there and by golly I got one thanks to UMA. 

[Mord]

I bet we'll be talking about this bizarre Asian Creature Aquarium Ornament Maelstrom for years, with so many of us hoping for an undamaged one, and the plastic fruit, and the weirdness of it all. Well, I can say I was there and by golly I got one thanks to UMA. 

A story to tell your grand(monster)kids, I guess.

[jimm]

True, quite bizarre-ness  I'll have a couple of 'em about me house anyhow minty or not (NOT) 

[Mord]

True, quite bizarre-ness  I'll have a couple of 'em about me house anyhow minty or not (NOT) 

Don't feel bad...it looks like I've missed my chance to get one of those broken Creatures (hey, we all have glue).

[ChrisW]

I sent a comment to the seller, essentially telling him that monster collectors here in the states were curious about the creature - whether it was new old stock, or recently manufactured...just asking for some background info. My response was a generic message thanking me for positive comments.

Heck, I tried!

[Mord]

He probably didn't understand a word you wrote.

[Universalrocks]

well mine arrived today, Same padded envelope. Everything was fine with the plastic bubble and cardboard. They had opened it up and wrapped bubble wrap around the creature, but still had one broken claw. When I took the bubble wrap off and the tape at the waist, I found that they had glued his back to his butt, and that the pivot mechanism was broken. And on top of that it looks like they bashed two diffent tops and bottoms together, because I carefully unstuck the back from the butt and was going to reglue the pivot parts back together but the two broken halves dont even match up. I think something is missing on mine. Does any one here know how the hinge is supposed to look. A simple drawing or diagram from someone would help. I was actually was going to use mine.

Ok never mind I figure out how the pivot works and can now repair it I hope will let you know how it goes.

[horrorhunter]

These Creatures that people are receiving glued at the waste must be the broken ones that people have returned, and the seller is cannibalizing bits to assemble and send back out to the next guy. This guy's like a Black Lagoon Dr. Frankenstein sending out all these patchwork Creatures. Too bad we'll probably never get the straight dope on this whole shmeer, like how he got all of them and how many there were to start with. It would make a helluva article for a monster mag or blog.

Tell you one thing though, if he knew what he had he could have made a small fortune by listing them correctly and actually shipping them in a friggin BOX. Could have probably scored many times what he actually did so far with the collector demand for that item, even for a later release (that most people didn't even know about). He kinda crapped and fell back in it because he didn't research the market.

[Trap-Door Maker]

As much as I hate the thought of potentially flushing $18 down the potty, I'm actually getting quite a bit of entertainment out of this whole fiasco (and the weirdness of it all). So excited to see what is delivered to me when my package arrives.
Also, I have figured out a sure-fire scheme to up one's chances of receiving an unbroken one: simply order several dozen on them. If enough are ordered, one creature aquarium ornament will be safely surrounded by dozens of other creature aquarium ornaments as "padding," followed by another few layers of creature aquarium ornaments that protect the subsequent layers beneath. 50-60 should do the trick, and will safely protect the one unharmed creature aquarium ornament at the center of the bundle.
It'll cost a few thousand dollars, but you're practically guaranteed an undamaged creature aquarium ornament!
Unless the guy in China sends each creature aquarium ornament individually in a shoddy padded envelope.

[Mord]

Not so fast, TDM, I believe that most of these are broken before they even get packed to ship. We've had a couple of people who only ordered one and got perfect specimens. Others have ordered as many as a half dozen and had them all arrive broken. I bet some even get snapped when they try to put the protective padding on. Either way, I hope yours beats the odds and arrives in pristine shape. Please let us know the outcome.

[Mike Scott]

Also, I have figured out a sure-fire scheme to up one's chances of receiving an unbroken one: simply order several dozen on them.

I wish we could have known how all this was going to go down and all got together and made one big order. We'd have had to pay extra for the reshipping, but it would have been worth it!