What a crime by the seller. I agree with @Jon C.P.G., I think it would fair to receive some kind of compensation.Some of you may have seen this in another thread already, but I recently won this 1906 Pete Patent meer at auction. It was in decent condition, and judging from the bowl was not smoked very much. I was absolutely gutted when it arrived to discover that the stem had broken in transit, but I still think it's worth posting here for interest:View attachment 333453View attachment 333454View attachment 333456View attachment 333457View attachment 333458View attachment 333459View attachment 333460View attachment 333461