Mixed bag warning - OpticsPlanet Exclusive Daniel Defense Custom Upper Receiver

I will start by saying the fit and finish are great, and the price is on spot. Nevertheless, it is a mixed bag due to quality control and/or purchasing agent mix-ups. Early reviews state the images indicated a 3-prong flash suppressor, but they received the A2 Birdcage style. So, I was thinking OP had fixed that discrepancy as the included images now show the A2 Birdcage on this upper assembly; and the description indicates the A2 Birdcage style suppressor (in two different places within the description). Much to my dismay, I received the upper with the WRONG 3 prong suppressor. Had this been a 16" barrel configuration, I could have dealt with that by replacing the device. But no, this is the 14.5" barrel with the pinned and welded device, so it can only be changed with a fair risk of damaging the barrel; not to mention the cost of having it done if a reputable gunsmith is in my area.

The bottom line is that despite a high quality item, I cannot recommend anyone buy it because they cannot have any certainty that OP is correctly listing the product and shipping said product as its described. Sorry... a $1K set of parts needs to have better attention to detail... whether this issue is at the DD end running out of parts and substituting them without notice, or whether this is an OP purchasing agent SNAFU, it is pathetic quality control. OP needs to either quit selling these, or they need to correct the discrepancy before selling any more.