I remember when I bought my first CD32 in the mid 90's (Software Hut I'm sure); it *did* have the adhesive rubber thingy. Never used it though.
The 2nd and now 3rd CD32 I now own also came with it, but have yet to actually use. Guess I just got used to the bare naked pad as-is! :lol:
So, I've bought a total of 3 brand new CD32 units within the past 20 years and all came with the rubber cross-hair adhesive pad, which leads me to believe they all should have come with them. People just lost track of them I'm sure.