Anyone that accept these kinds of statues with obvious QC problems are telling SSC that it is OK to continue this practice. It tells them that we'll take $20 gift cards since there is no replacements and display a defective statue or fix it ourselves because we love the character. Personally, I say F that. If it's defective, it's going back and they can keep their gift card. Try telling the many peeps that love Rhino and received a defective piece and returned or destroyed it, that this is a well made piece. I doubt they will agree with you. The QC issues can't be denied on this piece. It will continue to be talked about. This is a shame because it is obviously an AWESOME looking sculpt.
This is the hardest thing. Many collectors collect what they think looks cool, but there are those who collect the characters they love. I've been reading Marvel for most of my life at this point. Batman, X-Men and Spider-Man were my first comics and I still follow those characters.
Not speaking specifically for Rhino, but for any piece, to have the excitement over not just the sculpt, but the love of the character, and to have it come to you with problems the manufacturer won't resolve is a huge letdown.
It's so much easier to return a piece when you thought it was cool but there's no real connection, but having to return or destroy a character you really do enjoy because you weren't delivered what you paid for is disappointing. When this happens, that's Sideshow's biggest failure.