I waited ten years to find a Sega Saturn Mastering unit

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  1. ASSEMbler

    ASSEMbler Administrator Staff Member

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    Guy packs it in NEWSPAPER, in a tiny box almost the exact size of the machine. The machine is made of heavy STEEL.

    Guess what happened???

    Arrived destroyed.

    So angry.
     
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  2. modular511

    modular511 Rapidly Rising Member

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    As I would be! Was it at least insured? I've never seen one for sale personally.
     
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  3. karsten

    karsten Member of The Cult Of Kefka

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    Damn, kev :/

    any pictures? anything salvageable?
     
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  4. ASSEMbler

    ASSEMbler Administrator Staff Member

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    It's basically a heavy metal beige cube. The unit is from 94 so it's
    packed full of boards.

    Nothing salvageable. It's a Yamaha made unit (1x)
     
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  5. Nano Babe

    Nano Babe Robust Member

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    Damn Neg feedback him, Paypal dispute? what a waste...
     
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  6. Bad_Ad84

    Bad_Ad84 The Tick

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    If its a steel cube, the inside should be relatively fine?

    Get a refund, then maybe he will offer to sell the broken unit and someone can invest the time to repair it. Obvious not worth paying full price and then potentially not being able to fix it, but at the right price it would.
     
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  7. Lum

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    Bah! This happening to any device of the sort is bad enough. Even worse if it were PSP, UMD mastering would be a grail like none other IMO.
     
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  8. bearkilla

    bearkilla Robust Member

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    that sucks, sorry :(
     
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  9. HI_Ricky

    HI_Ricky Intrepid Member

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    like this ?
     
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  10. sayin999

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    Ouch. It amazes me how poorly people pack rare things.
     
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  11. Juste

    Juste Fiery Member

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    Sounds horrible, sorry :(


    Newspaper :/
     
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  12. Jamtex

    Jamtex Adult Orientated Mahjong Connoisseur

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    As a question did you ask the guy to wrap it in two inches of foam wrapping, stick it in a box padded with bubble wrap and then put that in a box full of packing peanuts? If I buy something I always make it a point to make sure they pack it properly and offer to pay for the extra packing materials, ditto when I ship stuff as I am sure members of the forum would say that I do overpack stuff just so it gets to them the same way I sent it.
     
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    HEX1GON FREEZE! Scumbag

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    What an idiot, seriously don't sell if you can't pack! Especially RARE THINGS!

    Sorry to hear that ASSEMbler.
     
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    Segafreak_NL v2.0 New and improved. Site supporter 2012-15

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    Ouch. Got pics?
     
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    Sounds like someone deserves a baseball bat to the face, or maybe some thermite in a flowerpot, ignite in the hood of their vehicle >:0
     
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  16. Segata Sanshiro

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    You have a lot of issues with things getting busted in the post.
     
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    I've been known to wrap GBA cartridges in a layer of bubblewrap that then goes in a jiffy bag sent first class. I don't get how people can send something worth a tonne packed like shit when I go out of my way to make sure a £5 item doesn't pick up damage. Most of the time that's postage included.
     
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    Yakumo Pillar of the Community *****

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    Some people are just born fucking idiots. Even when I send a normal game through the post I make sure it's padded. It's normal nature IMO.

    Yakumo
     
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    x
     
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    wheelaa FM Towns / MD Addict Site Supporter 2010-2015

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    Quite. Were you born on 13/13/13?

    I mean, you seem to have more misfortune than eveyone I know put together, then doubled, then squared.

    Harsh indeed.

    (I agree with Jamtex. If I'm getting something fragile and valueable shipped to me, I specifically discuss my packaging requirements. And when I sell items, well bombproof doesn't do justice to my packaging tbfh.
     
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