Well, I finally have a shipping sob story..
There was a really lovely Silver model ST-777 on ebay I bought off this seller for 'make an offer' and I got it for $25. I figured I can replace the speaker grills and fix the door up as per the photos as I fell in love with the design of this radio. There was a delightful nod to the CFS-99 in the design and the pastel coloured slider functions were irresistible. Heres the link:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/190781843673 ... 500wt_1062
This was shipped by courier, not that that would've made a difference, and was totally inadequately packed. It was wrapped in one layer of bubble wrap in a box the same width and depth of the radio with some newspaper at the top and bottom. With the design of the handle all it would take was any pressure from the front or back to cause damage, and that's exactly what happened.
The handle housing was completely destroyed and this also caused a lot of internal damage, it doesn't even power up thanks to the power PCB's being broken and god only knows what else has been effected.I'm getting a decent refund from the seller, and they were very apologetic, but as a collector I would encourage potential buyers to avoid this seller. They have a tonne of boomboxes up on ebay, and ones like the RISING and Trident have tempted me often, but with this appalling packing I would never risk buying off them again. I've told them this, but I have no idea if it will make a difference to how they operate.
It's a real shame... I believe this Silver is reasonably rare, and to have another one lost disheartens me immensely..
Rock On.
There was a really lovely Silver model ST-777 on ebay I bought off this seller for 'make an offer' and I got it for $25. I figured I can replace the speaker grills and fix the door up as per the photos as I fell in love with the design of this radio. There was a delightful nod to the CFS-99 in the design and the pastel coloured slider functions were irresistible. Heres the link:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/190781843673 ... 500wt_1062
This was shipped by courier, not that that would've made a difference, and was totally inadequately packed. It was wrapped in one layer of bubble wrap in a box the same width and depth of the radio with some newspaper at the top and bottom. With the design of the handle all it would take was any pressure from the front or back to cause damage, and that's exactly what happened.
The handle housing was completely destroyed and this also caused a lot of internal damage, it doesn't even power up thanks to the power PCB's being broken and god only knows what else has been effected.I'm getting a decent refund from the seller, and they were very apologetic, but as a collector I would encourage potential buyers to avoid this seller. They have a tonne of boomboxes up on ebay, and ones like the RISING and Trident have tempted me often, but with this appalling packing I would never risk buying off them again. I've told them this, but I have no idea if it will make a difference to how they operate.
It's a real shame... I believe this Silver is reasonably rare, and to have another one lost disheartens me immensely..
Rock On.
It's lose - lose
