Just sharing something I've read on rec.audio.pro

[cjacek]

..... and yet more shipping horror stories (that one fellow tried to blame on TEAC / TASCAM ):

CLICK HERE

[uzizit]

That's scary....

[Herm]

Well as everyone around here knows I am a huge ups fan

If he shipped with UPS or the ups store it was their fault.
And his money is gone

[cjacek]

Quote of the day (from above mentioned thread):

"A UPS inspector told me that the criterion for good packaging was that the contents had to survive 10 falls of the conveyor belt."

[SteveMac]

This was kind of a sad read. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1 TWO of them damaged in shipping. What a shame.

[cjacek]

Originally Posted by SteveMac

This was kind of a sad read. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1 TWO of them damaged in shipping. What a shame.

Unfortunately the "cosmetic" damage the seller quotes may only hint at what horrors may lie inside the units. Personally, I'd be very careful with a unit "damaged in shipping" or at least use it for parts (heads etc ....).