 You know all good streaks must come to an end and I can definitely tell that my eBay streak of getting lucky on CRT deliveries has finally come to an end and it's really really unfortunate because in this box is one of the rarest CRTs that I've found even available and I was surprised to find one For sale. I did buy this from again eBay and it was a Canadian seller so it came through customs and one of the first questions I've asked when I Purchased this or before I even purchased it was can you ship this to the United States safely? I was reassured absolutely. Yes, and I could tell when I saw it that it's it's going to be a mess because I got the CRT not a bag of marbles If I shake it it sounds like there's marbles rumbling around in there So let's open it up and see what's actually happened. Just start here at the top of the box Homemade box here single layer. We all know the rules about single-layer boxes They have a high fail rate It's the truth So let's See what we're looking at It's not even It's just a homemade box couldn't even get a regular Again fresh box for this this seam was busted and that's Definitely going to affect the integrity I had a chance to get one of these Last year that was the all-white version that was actually working For less than the price I paid for this one and I passed it up and I don't know why There's pieces of plastic in there. Oh, yeah, we've got smashed bezels Smashed everything. Yeah, this was This was a very big failure Very big failure indeed All right. Well this This is the monitor. Let's get a little closer. This is a Panasonic AG 550 from 1989 And I mean it is just trashed. Look at that. It's just Completely ridiculous It's a VHS playing unit forehead and I mean it looks so good in the pictures. I'll show you pictures from the listing I thought, you know, it was showing it working said that the head heads need to be replaced or cleaned But we're not even going to get Probably an opportunity to do anything with this because I'm not even going to power this on This needs to be turned into eBay or the seller can just Refund me after I show them some pictures of this. I just wanted to show that man. It's finally run out My luck has finally Run out and as I said, I really wish it would have been on something else and not this Not this one. Dang Such a disappointment But hey, it happens something like this. I won't even like bargain I mean not not anything. I'll just I need a full refund I paid over 200 bucks plus shipping for it and it was in good condition In the listing but now it's just It's heartbreaking. Oh Goodness such a heartbreak. What do you think? What do you think are you as probably not as distraught as I am but it's definitely a disappointment Because these are so hard to find and the only thing that's like of any value now is probably this push button Front flap to be honest because everything else is cracked or broken This is all one solid piece of plastic The bezel and everything see it's all cracked internally and pushed in And then this is popping off and Got a big crack here in the cover So we're definitely gonna be returning this one, but goodness dark on it Dog gone it Right bird is just doll gone it Anyway That's the unfortunate tale for today. I will see you guys next time with some more retro content