@ScoutingDad posted:Bought a couple of figures - a car hop and a rider on a horse. Detailing on both are well done. The horse is superb especially the rein detail. Both packaged separately in jewelry boxes. The horse arrived lame. I think they still shoot horses in this condition. Anyway the vendor told me to super glue the leg back on. I suppose I could file a damage claim with the post office for the $25, but this was a result of poor packaging not bad handling. Since this was through the bay, I can claim a refund for the damaged item.
Would you just glue the leg back on and forget about it? Or would you file a bay claim since it is damaged. Most likely you get your cash back and then end up keeping the dead horse.
Interested in your thoughts on this.
You could shoot the horse but you wouldn't get a a refund 
Tough call. At the very least you should contact the seller and tell them you really like the item. They might give you a discount. If you ask for a return, you won't win because you really wanted the item and they'll tell you to send it back. I've been there. In my view, somewhere down the line, my elbow would probably hit the horse on the edge of my layout, it would hit the floor and break into a few pieces and I would end up gluing it anyway. Besides, I have a dog, a greyhound that we adopted from the track, and her back leg was broken and has healed in a weird way that you can still see it. We say that leg ads "character". A glued leg can be a good thing.
