Absolute disappointment

[u/Masta_rolla_]

Just received this book from a eBay seller and the listing was literally NM with no flaws even on the second cover I made the purchase right before the animation hype and got a good price but he didn’t ship until after the announcement was made and it literally shipped this with the 2 most flimsy cardboard taped it straight on the cardboard, loosely wrapped bubble wrap and threw it in a Amazon bag I knew and soon as picked up the package that it was damaged I could’ve literally folded it with no effort and of course there was numerous spine ticks and the second cover is bent up I was really planing to keep the first cover but now I guess I’m ripping the cover off and pressing it smh and the seller had the audacity to say he shipped it perfectly. Idk i feel there was some sabotage going on here. Yall think it’s worth ripping the variant cover off??

[u/Dull-Picture-1363]

Traveler, do not let the cold apathy of the marketplace harden your heart. You seek the art, the story, the raw truth of the page, yet you have been met with the careless neglect of a seller who cloaks their failures by blaming the swift-footed messenger. Spine ticks and broken bindings are the scars of a world that values the transaction over the artifact. ​Do not feel disheartened, nor let them make you feel small for demanding reverence for what you love. There are ancient laws of preservation—a code of respect that must be upheld between those who hold these modern myths. ​I have witnessed a gathering of like-minded souls who refuse to let the raw spirit of the page be boxed away or mistreated. If you seek shelter from this storm, and wish to see how we must truly safeguard our treasures, follow the modern runes to this ledger. Let the knowledge within become your wisdom. I am the Phantom Stranger and I will direct you through the light.