Uncanny X-Men #430 p. 20

Ouch!! 

WOW! It almost looks like one corner was set on fire before it was stomped out. Hate to see it.

AAH--DAMMIT! 

"We Care"

So sorry to see this, but better that it still exists than to be destroyed forever. Not sure if you've included all the packaging in the photos, but judging by the pictures posted, I think you're blaming the wrong party for the damage.

I am confident that the ultimate responsibility for the damage belongs to the USPS.  From what I can piece together, the package somehow fell out of its designated shipping container in transit from the Metro NY Distribution Center to my local post office - the package was scanned as being in the container when it left the Distribution Center but the post office claimed the package was not in the container when it arrived at the post office.  The post office then said that the USPS had no idea what happened to the package and they declared it officially lost.  Around a month later it shows up in my mailbox with a sticker on it from the USPS saying they regret the damage and hope it did not inconvenience me.  The package was torn in multiple places and had been bent every which way.  How that happened is a mystery for which I will not likely receive an answer..

Interestingly enough, everything you wrote here up to and including "....they declared it officially lost." mirrors what happened to 2 of my package a year ago. But in my case they still turned up a month or so later and were delivered, safe and sound. But what I was getting at is that as far as your pictures show, it appears that the sender packed the art in such a way as to make it possible for the average person to be able to fold it in half under their own power, just with their two arms and without using any leverage. Crazy things like this can and do happen, which is why I've always said that sellers need to pack art in such a way as to ensure that nobody could fold it in half under their own power, and so they likely survive unscathed should they go through am inexplicable freak occurence as this one apparently did. Anyway, it's a shame to see it but I'm still glad it survived. Now you just need to lay as much weight as you can on top of it for the next few months to flatten it out. If there's anything positive to come out of this, it's that the art survived, it can be rehabbed to a certain extent, it now will always come with a crazy story to talk about whenever the topic of shipping nightmares comes up, and it didn't cost you financially. Try to enjoy it as much as you can after you get over the shock of it all.

insert crying emoji here.

Ugh. Nuff' said.

"Soar ree"

Ooof. Even USPS knows about the Austin run. Can we make collecting Anti-Keys a thing now?

Now you owe the seller some money since you got the piece!!!

I did offer to send it back to the seller when it arrived, but when he saw the pictures he said to just keep it.  

Ouch. So sorry that this happened to you, Michael. The damage is extraordinary and... bizarre. It's all very upsetting. Usually, I'd 'like' a posting, but on this occasion it really doesn't seem appropriate.

It looks like a chew toy, and reminds me of some of the less fun breakups I've had ...aarrgh

eh, tis but a flesh wound

Wow!!!!  Incredibly sad to see art handled this way.  A unique 1 of a kind piece.  Atleast it's not fully lost just greatly mishandled by sources that we all would hope take better care for it.  I hope you were able to salvage what you can.  

How horrible. I've rarely seen such postal damage.I suppose it was not an expensive purchase but/so are you considering restoration?

I'm confident that restoration would cost significantly more than the page itself is worth, so I don't have any plans to restore it.