Ebay in all Its Glory

kevhed72
kevhed72 Posts: 4,950
edited July 2018 in The Clubhouse
Behold the packaging job on this baby, and the transformation of a pile of old janky blankets into a beautiful integrated amplifier:
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,560
    The seller actually used an old ratty stained blanket as the packing material? What the hell.
  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    Better check it for bed bugs....
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 4,950
    edited July 2018
    It actually worked pretty well and the amp came in unscathed....but yeah....pretty cheesy. The blankets smell a bit off so they were immediately banished to the garage and will be used for deck staining duty. Of course the bulbs in the meters are burnt out but Im guessing thats a pretty easy fix. Heres a better pic:
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,892
    Looks like one hel-l of a pack job?
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 9,308
    Nice integrated. I was going nuts for those things for a while when I was eaten up in vintage. Never did manage to nab one, though.
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  • Dabutcher
    Dabutcher Posts: 2,588
    Too bad you cannot source a silver faced DOA receiver front to match your new amp. Peace. D
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,646
    Haters gonna hate. :'(

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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    That shipment had some risk involved.
    Who told the seller that “this is a good idea!”
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 32,926
    on the other hand, it coulda been packed in crumpled newspaper... or... excelsior.

    :|
  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    How much for the fetish blankets?
  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,471
    At least those offer more padding than the crusty bed sheets I one received an amp packed in.
  • msg
    msg Posts: 9,308
    lol GUHROSS man! lolol
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,646
    DaveHo wrote: »
    crusty bed sheets

    And matching pillow cases?

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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 4,950
    Airplay355 wrote: »
    How much for the fetish blankets?
    Thanks....I already slept with those blankets!! One of the channels goes in and out in stereo mode but works in mono mode. I did find a place that can look at it around here, so Im waiting for a partial refund from the seller at this point.
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 32,926
    edited July 2018
    Is the fetish blanket thing like a Three Dog Night in aboriginal Australia, or is it more like Linus and his blanket?

    ... or is it something I'd be better off not googling with SafeSearch "off"?

    ;)