DR day 24 + GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So first of all, quick update... did about 2 hours of puzzling total (30 mins sorting, 1.5 hours of red) and here's the result...

I think I can safely say that I'll be done with red at the 50 hour mark...

Sorting 13 Hours

Pink: 8 Hours

Green: 3.5 Hours

Orange: 10 Hours

Blue: 5 Hours

Red: 8.5 hours

Total: 48 hours

So now for the most frustrating this ever! I found a puzzle I wanted (part of a series of the 12 astrological constellations) the series of puzzles were on amazon for $20... and there was only 1 seller selling... 

Here's the image

Beautiful right? It's Gemini and it's part of a beautiful series of twelve, best of all, the puzzle is 1,000 pieces...

Then it came...

Turns out it was from a Chinese seller, so it took a month to get here...

And this is what I get...

It's not even the full image... it's still pretty though, so I decided to open the box... and this is what I find inside...

Super thin, Super plasticy pieces... this is an obvious knockoff, as I've seen images of the real puzzles...

Best part, if I want to return it, I'm going to have to pay more than the puzzle itself is worth...

So I've filed to return, and amazon has asked the seller to mail me a prepaid label, and give me a instant refund on the price as it'll take it like a month to get back to china...

if the seller doesn't cooperate I can open a claim against them...

I'm also going to take the time to file a complaint about the fact that this seller is selling obvious knock-offs.

Meanwhile, on the plus side, I was referred by a friend to a site where I can buy a more official 3,000 piece puzzle which features all 12 constellations, and their astrological symbols done in a very artistic fashion.

Update: The 3,000 piece version didn't pan out, the seller didn't ship to the US.

On top of that I started putting the puzzle together, and it wasn't even cut right, there are white damaged areas outlining a lot of the pieces.

You can see it best in this picture.