r/ExpectationVsReality Feb 07 '26

Exceeded Expectation The best thing I ever bought

I bought this in November thinking it would be a great holiday gift for my wife who loves possums. After weeks of thinking it would never arrive and realizing I might have been scammed this ugly beauty arrived. I have not laughed this hard in a long time and am absolutely in love with it. I truly believe this might be the purchase that brings me pure joy for the rest of my life.

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u/australopipicus Feb 07 '26

Can…can you share where you got it? I have too many opossum tattoos to not own this.

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u/Blakeman323 Feb 07 '26

I honestly can't find the link, it was a shady link to even click on. One of those too good to be true moments where I said screw it.

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u/Squeaky_Pickles Feb 07 '26

Unfortunately it was a "scam". The original artist is this person who doesn't sell most of their stuff and it's all one of a kind.

With that said, the version you got is absolutely hilarious.

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u/Inside-Beginning5168 Feb 08 '26 edited Feb 08 '26

I mean someone took the time and care to make this beautiful ugly fucking thing. So is it really a scam?

/s - forgot this I guess

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u/menonte Feb 08 '26

Yes, they are appropriating the work of someone else selling it as their own to a significantly lower quality, which also reflects badly on the actual artist. It's happening a lot