Night Owl Cards

I can hear it now. But I ain't listening. When you're in love it doesn't matter what people say. I received an unexpected-but-long-overdue email in my inbox a couple of days ago from that formerly efficient cardboard shop, COMC. I had placed my order on April 22, fully expecting it to take months to arrive. Ever since the pandemic and COMC's sudden inability to fill and ship orders in a timely fashion, I have either avoided the place or, in times of impatience, shelled out for rushed shipping. But I wanted to see how long a placed order took to arrive "organically." So I pressed "ship" and set my timer. I admit, I kind of fell asleep on my watch because this notice surprised me: Holy crap. A couple of days later it arrived -- today, in fact. So, it took four months, one week and five days to materialize. That's not good, but I've heard of collectors waiting far longer. Maybe I had an advantage because I was ordering just seven cards. Yeah, th...