dbrewer80221 said:

The seller finally got back to me this afternoon, and offered me $250 back. I'm a little torn because at this point, finding a new Bose base and CD-ROM door is going to take several years. But finding an affordable TAM could take even longer.

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Personally I'd tell him to get bent and demand all my money back *including* shipping, but I'm probably the wrong one to ask since I can't for the life of me see the attraction of a TAM. You paid, what, $370 PLUS $70 bucks shipping and the guy just tosses it loosely into a cardboard box so it seems to me he has a lot of gall to ask you to effectively pay $190 for a smashed computer that's 100% his fault.

Or, to put it another way, I'd only keep it if you're sure that the undamaged parts are collectively worth $190. Maybe they are. But I'd still be hesitant to take the deal. Someone this stupid deserves some seriously vindictive treatment.