The item was out of stock when I purchased it, and i was notified when more were coming in stock, and notified me when they were shipped. In my past experience, many sites do not do the same. Simple shoulders that work GREAT! The straps had enough holes so even the smallest arms could wear them, if they could balance the pauldrons on their shoulders that is. Obviously came a bit dull on the finish due to the crafting process and oil coating it arrived in, though I have no issue with that. Remidner that they WILL have to be polished so they dont rust! Theyve got excellent mobility and usually stay balanced on me. I was jumping around with a two hander at a recent larp and barely felt them hinder my movements. Why dont you have a set of these yet?! Definitely cant beat the price for exceptionally functional pauldrons