(This was apparently a cosplayer at DragonCon this year.)
I love the echos in culture of this one dude, who we all know, and the only reason we know of him is that he kept his own hate mail.
Given the fact that they took the time to write a formal complaint in clay (something that’s expensive to do in the ancient world), it’s indeed likely that his copper was shitty:
“He sold low grade copper disguised as premium grade. He is a man of low repute, a copper dealer with questionable ethics, who cheats people out of their money.”
Or you know, just imagine that review on Amazon with 1/5 stars and way more expletives.
And there were many such complaints that he kept! It makes absolutely no sense that not only would multiple people lie about his copper being shitty by carving expensive tablets, but that he would keep false complaints about himself. The simplest explanation is that his copper was indeed shitty and he found it amusing that so many people complained about it.
I love it 🤣
I would totally share a pot of unfiltered beer with that guy!
Don’t do it!!! That’s bullshit ass copper!!
Damn straight! I cannot use that for copper tubing and it is so beat up it won’t work for electrical work either!
He looks like the type that would treat you and your servants with contempt.