02/26/2026
Hey everyone,
I know I have a lot of unanswered emails and messages out there right now, and I want to sincerely apologize for the silence.
Part of the delay was due to a terrible issue with my old email server, my messages were literally disappearing from the server between the time I saw them on my phone and sat down at my PC to reply. It honestly had me thinking I was going crazy. This issue has been fixed for a few weeks, but I do ask that you use the new email rather then the old .com email. The main reason for my absence though, is that things have been completely overwhelming in my personal life.
Right before Thanksgiving, we tragically lost my father-in-law. He had been battling lung cancer and things were looking really positive, but he developed a blood clot in his leg after his final radiation treatment and passed away in his sleep. We are still picking up the pieces from that loss, which has unfortunately been compounded by an unexpected and stressful legal battle with estranged family over his estate.
However, the most difficult blow happened recently when my wife, Erika, had a severe allergic reaction to a new prescription. Tragically, it caused an arterial blood clot in her right leg. She has been in the ICU for four weeks now and has already been through five surgeries. She is currently awaiting her sixth and seventh procedures with the vascular and plastic surgery teams, and is waiting to have her leg amputated.
Despite all of this, I want to reassure you about the shop: if I have inventory listed on the website, it is available to ship. I am still shipping out current orders on time. I just haven't had the time or capacity to work on new inventory or new products. I do have a batch of Hot Wheels ready to go, and I will have another big batch of the regular variant soon.
I can't thank you all enough for your understanding and patience during this deeply difficult time. I will one day return full force with a big restock and two new products, but right now, I just need a few more weeks to help my family readjust to our new reality at home.
I'm not a particularly religious person myself and it's not that I don't believe, I just don't practice. But if you are, and if you can forgive my ignorance, I am asking you to please pray for my wife, Erika.
Thank you.