So very disappointing. A clean, working A1010.

[midway]

I am sorry to see that ! Its a big pain to see decent hardware destroyed by the lack of care or other problems...
 
 
 Both as seller and buyer there is a high chance that you get screwed. Hard to predict but sometimes you can tell from the communication whether they care about the things or have no clue. on the seller side what I hate is the people (one of them on this very forum) which try to badmouth you on ebay (first give you negative feedback and then immediately start a claim so you cant return the favor.... )with their rating when they can find an excuse not to buy what they bid on because they like to pay less. I want to pack things as safe as possible, sometimes that increases the shipping cost, and when buyers see that as a "violation" of ebay then :whack::quickdraw:
 
ebay sucks, i prefer amibay despite the overrated prices from certain individuals or amiga.org

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Well that's a bummer!  I had the exact same thing happen to me when I purchased an A1010 off ebay.  The shipper tossed it in a box with naught but a crumpled up ball of newspaper to protect it.  Fortunately they refunded me half the cost, and I'd gotten a deal in the first place... think I only wound up paying about $5, so no big deal.  Also I was able to repair it with a gob-load of superglue.  Still, I hear ya on these irreplaceable items getting damaged by careless shippers!  :whack:

Side comment - what's up with all these political comments in the hardware forums?  Save it for the coffee house!  :p