Oh, just spent 2 hours clearing %^#^&$$ing bamboo in my back yard. Not even 1/4 done!!!



OK, thanks for all the responses and suggestions. One note about selling as broken. The reason I think he might have a case, assuming he's not scamming me, is that if the item did get badly damaged, he can essentially claim "item not as described". If I were in his situation and I got a computer shredded into pieces as opposed to a partially functional machine which is mostly OK, I would feel I could claim that. It would be different from claiming that is the machine did not do something that was not explicitly described in the listing nor was discusses before purchasing.

Overall, I think I can stay polite but firm as long as I can if he starts to blow smoke or threaten me (somehow this is easier to do that staying calm when dealing with my teenage kids ) I paid nothing for the machine and got $130 for it less shipping and fees so I might offer a partial refund just to save time assuming he does not give me bad feedback. We'll see.

I'll report on the progress