i'm sad to say they may have been static zapped, regular bubble wrap is not antistatic,
and with the dry winter air and agitation in shipping static could easily have been
developed. there are also sadly people on ebay that sell stuff they know is junk (always
check the feedback, and read what the complaints were). it's amazing how poor some
people's feedback is, even for sellers who apparently still get a lot of business despite
selling junk. it is possible they aren't the mac version, but i'm afraid static damage is
all too likely.
some sellers just don't know what they are doing, i've actually gotten ram in a regular
sandwich bag, with that bag put in an antistatic bag! (it should have been in the
antistatic bag, and then in something else or just in the box!). many sellers simply
don't have a clue, i often ask people how they package cards and ram and sometimes have
had to advise them (which several sellers have appreciated).
My wife bought an old sewing machine on e-bay. The seller packed it in a box with wadded up newspaper. The motor snapped off the mount and bashed the wooden case. (A very nice curved wooden case. Consequently when I made my first e-bay purchase, a PB5300, I queried the seller about packaging. He had it packaged by some shipping place. The packaging was well done and the computer was in good shape.
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Clark Martin
Redwood City, CA, USA
Macintosh / Internet Consulting
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