Update:
My TE is branded/supported by Easy Racer of Watsonville, CA. They answer the phone with no runaround. I have mailed them the saddle. $18 postage to be reimbursed. They will "repair" mine. "Guaranteed not to break." I will be surprised if they don't just drop a new saddle in the post. I've been surprised before. Cost of new saddle, $100.