Skippy was right, M71s are ALWAYS in worse condition than regular M70s
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Damaged from shipping and my god this thing had paint dumped all over it then they cleaned it off with a SCREWDRIVER!
. Most of the chrome/gold trims are tarnished, pitted, and turning green. Tuner knob was smashed through the side of the case
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I'll make my USPS shipping claim and probably get to keep it for free..... Looks like I will be doing another full on restoration of this M71
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