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Alan,

If you are unwilling or unable to repair a scope then my first advice
would be that when it comes to E-bay, don't buy anything that isn't
classified as "New" or "Used". Under E-bay's rules, anything sold in those
categories must work, regardless of any disclaimer that the seller puts in
their description. If the item arrives and doesn't work or is damaged or
not as described, then per E-bay and PayPal's rules, you are entitled to
all of your purchase price back and any shipping and/or packing fees that
you paid. And the seller must pay for the return shipping if he wants the
item back. It's a pretty iron clad guarantee and E-bay and PayPal WILL
enforce it, but only as long as you buy an item that is "New" or "Used". It
helps to keep records and photos of everything. If I get a package that
looks beat up, I take pictures of it before I open it and more pictures as
I open the box and before I remove item, then more pictues as I take the
item out and then of the empty box and the packing material that was in it
and then all sides of the item. And more picture of the inside if I open
the item up. I bought a complete original BC-348 radio from E-bay a few
years ago and it was packed unbelievably poorly and smashed when I got it.
And I had very specifically asked the seller to pack it *well* and offered
to pay extra for that but he didn't do it. He just crammed it in an
undesize thinwall box with a single sheet bubble wrap. He and I went round
and round about it but I finally filed a claim with E-bay, sent them the
pictures and they *immidiately* refunded my money and paid me to ship the
item back to the seller. By the time that it was over with, the seller not
only didn't make a penny on the sale, he also paid almost $180 for the
shipping!

For tube type equiptment, you really shoud try to avoid shipping and
try to find something locally that you can go pickup in person. For big,
heavy or delicate items, when I search E-bay one of the things that I like
to do is to sort the results by distance from me. If I find something
nearby I then contact the seller and make sure that they allow local pickup
before I buy. I've bought dozens of big heavy items such as linear power
supplies and this has wrorked out well for me.

Post up your location and someone here might be able to help you out.

Joe