Well, at least we know they're tough... The fact that the case is mostly metal except for the faceplate probably helped.
I'd make sure the feedback you leaves mentions this. While their detailed star rating system allows you to rate the speed of shipping unless it was free or a local pickup (which I know this one at least wasn't the latter), it doesn't allow you to rate the quality of the packing. I believe they should, this is a perfect example of why. It's pretty impressive it did arrive undamaged with such a shameful packing job. You could leave a neutral overall feedback rating, but I think that's a little harsh. I'd leave a positive feedback and say the item while it was as described it was negligently packed loose in a [insert box dimensions] with only one layer of bubble wrap. I'd also contact the seller letting them know it did arrive in one working piece despite their inadequate packing job. It's your call of course, but that's my two cents. If they had just put in some cheap packing peanuts (or at least some crumpled newspaper) it would have made a world of difference...but I'm preaching to the choir now.
I like those old drives. I think the caddy drives, while adding another step in loading a CD, are neat. I scratched fewer CDs when they all lived in their own caddies. I've got a stack of those and the 150s. I've only got one 300e and 600e tray loaders which are part of my personal collection. There's at least two AppleCD SC drives (the ones with the same footprint as the compacts) in storage that are untested too.
Your new conquest looks great next to that Mac Classic.
May I ask what your winning bid was?
I'd make sure the feedback you leaves mentions this. While their detailed star rating system allows you to rate the speed of shipping unless it was free or a local pickup (which I know this one at least wasn't the latter), it doesn't allow you to rate the quality of the packing. I believe they should, this is a perfect example of why. It's pretty impressive it did arrive undamaged with such a shameful packing job. You could leave a neutral overall feedback rating, but I think that's a little harsh. I'd leave a positive feedback and say the item while it was as described it was negligently packed loose in a [insert box dimensions] with only one layer of bubble wrap. I'd also contact the seller letting them know it did arrive in one working piece despite their inadequate packing job. It's your call of course, but that's my two cents. If they had just put in some cheap packing peanuts (or at least some crumpled newspaper) it would have made a world of difference...but I'm preaching to the choir now.
I like those old drives. I think the caddy drives, while adding another step in loading a CD, are neat. I scratched fewer CDs when they all lived in their own caddies. I've got a stack of those and the 150s. I've only got one 300e and 600e tray loaders which are part of my personal collection. There's at least two AppleCD SC drives (the ones with the same footprint as the compacts) in storage that are untested too.
Your new conquest looks great next to that Mac Classic.
May I ask what your winning bid was?