Maybe if instead of trying (maybe you don't have to) to be a jerk and actually provide some non-cynical posts to enlighten those of us that haven't reached 20,000 something posts, it might be more helpful. I'm no troll dude. I moderate a fair share of sites so I can't be on here 24/7 like some. I come on here to see what is going on in the collecting world. I'm not here to be insulted or wage a war of words. Unfortunately, that's happened today, but I get the impression that is your goal. You defend SSC's like you work for them and they haven't dropped the ball. This PPO has been mismanaged plain and simple. Their systems weren't up to snuff to handle things and most of us got error messages when ordering. No one should have to arrange their work schedule around a PPO, when in fact, there's more than enough to go around. The HK crap is already causing ripples over in the U.S. as one poster mentioned that many of the buyers on Ebay are from the U.S. If, as you say, the collectible holds it's value, that's fine, but without knowing the ES how can anyone be sure. If everyone has one, there's no demand and the price is cheap on Ebay. Oh yes, it's the customer's fault. You obviously have never worked in customer service.