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| TAM arrived, and it's not pretty | |
| Posted by: trigf on 2015-12-05 17:37:16 I opened up the box to discover a complete lack of packaging material. The unit itself has a huge crack in the CD-ROM drive door, and the subwoofer has a large crack and several chips missing. Siiiiigh...      | |
| Posted by: unity on 2015-12-05 17:46:19 Damn! What is up with people and not packing these? The one I bought came in two boxes with the sub/accessory box having NO packing too. Not as bad as yours, but ended up cracked in the back side. That just sucks!!! | |
| Posted by: khannonnd on 2015-12-05 17:47:08 Is this something you *bought* and the seller just went lazy on the packaging? I would be furious! | |
| Posted by: Byrd on 2015-12-05 18:54:21 I'd be so disappointed to come across something like that. You'd think any seller these days hocking stuff on eBay would have at least some idea of basic packing. Take some pics of the poor packaging and hopefully you will get your money back and keep the TAM ... Even better, then you could source a replacement CD door and sub case and all would be well again, hopefully. I'm assuming the Bose sub will sound horrible as it's not a sealed unit anymore. | |
| Posted by: CelGen on 2015-12-05 19:15:05 Hope you like super glue because that's a very easy fix. | |
| Posted by: trigf on 2015-12-05 22:37:29 No, superglue will discolor the ABS plastic. Definitely not an easy fix - especially since I'm sure half the broken plastic pieces went out a hole in the bottom of the box. | |
Posted by: trigf on 2015-12-05 22:54:22Is this something you *bought* and the seller just went lazy on the packaging? I would be furious!Yep, bought it on eBay last week: https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/26504-tam-with-a-dead-screen/ | |
| Posted by: johnklos on 2015-12-05 23:39:12 You paid $65 for shipping, so it better have been well insured. You should also register a complaint with eBay in case the shipper doesn't want to take responsibility because it was packed poorly. Make sure you document everything - don't get rid of any of the packaging! | |
| Posted by: khannonnd on 2015-12-05 23:50:33 Yes. $65 for shipping and that is what happens? The lawyer part of me would start to get its blood up... | |
| Posted by: Schmoburger on 2015-12-06 02:20:22 Yep, that is ENTIRELY unacceptable "packaging", and ownership lies squarely in the court of the seller, not the shipping company... even handled like eggshells, the machine would have broken just from movement during transport, due to lack of any packaging in the box. This completely useless moron deserves to be held to acount for his sheer laziness and failure to meet his obligation as a seller. You paid for a working and complete machine, and you got a splintered wreck, due to the sellers lack of care alone, so as such I would say compensation is in order for the product you realistically did not receive. | |
| Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2015-12-06 06:20:27 Unbelievable! | |
| Posted by: techknight on 2015-12-06 06:35:44 This does not surprise me in the least. Most people dont care, and want that quick buck. | |
| Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2015-12-06 07:41:41 eBay will quickly snatch that potential buck away from the greedy outstretched hands of this expectant miscreant. [🙂] ]'> 100% feedback for 11 transactions translates into 83% of 12, a significant kaibosh put on the next sale attempt. [}🙂] ]'> Incredibly disappointing though, I feel your loss. | |
| Posted by: trigf on 2015-12-06 09:43:08 I have faith that eBay will do the right thing. I opened a return request with the seller, and if he doesn't let me return it, I'll open a claim with eBay, and I'll make sure to leave appropriate feedback | |
| Posted by: CC_333 on 2015-12-06 10:01:49 Seeing those photos leaves me utterly speechless! I hope you get it sorted out! c | |
| Posted by: unity on 2015-12-06 11:34:33 Dont let the seller drag things out so you cant leave feedback. I forget how many days you have, 30 or 45. I had an issue once and could not leave the feedback I wanted. | |
| Posted by: XBHS1997 on 2015-12-06 15:36:05 That's why I prefer to let some Macs go to other buyers than getting them by shipping. Very sad 🙁 | |
| Posted by: Juror22 on 2015-12-06 20:57:20 Anyone who has been in this game for any length of time, has gotten a similarly treated item. I cannot imagine packing something like that, and especially with something like a TAM - what a sad situation. I have had good, end results with eBay/Paypal in situations like this (as a buyer), so I hope things turn out for you as well. | |
| Posted by: Unknown_K on 2015-12-06 21:39:28 I have received stuff like laptops just chucked into a box with no padding at all come from ebay sellers. Oddly enough that one was a Thinkpad and nothing broke. | |
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