after 3 weeks of shipping from japan i got my tict ice cube 6'9" mebaring rockin' drift rod. this is an incredible piece work. found a company advertising on ebay that had 3 of these discontinued rods left. i was disappointed in the shipping though. instead of a heavy cardboard or pvc tube it came in a cheezy cardboard box and it was mashed in at one point so much that my postmaster held it at the post office till i could come by and look at it there. i went over it with i fine toothed comb an could not find any damage. it was wrapped in a heavy foam not just bubble wrap. you'd expect when you invest that much money with someone to get the best packaging available. anyway the rods ok, an even though the heat index is predicted 110 here tomorrow im going fishing.