What do fellow Amazon Warehouse Dealers think the chances would be that I'd receive this Dewalt compressor in good condition? Think it's worth the risk for the ~$400 discount? I'm nervous after seeing the received condition of that vise.
while not *that* big, i have ordered large things from AWD before.
from a packaging perspective, where you seem to get into trouble is when someone returns something, and it is just put into a larger box to send it to you.
and yes, they will send someone to pick up large things. the down side is that you need to repack it, and you need to hang around for them to come.
from the compressor description:
Large cosmetic imperfection(s) on top, front or sides of item. Missing manual. Accessories may have cosmetic damage. Item will come repackaged.
were i to guess, i would suspect something hit it while it was in the warehouse. they go out of their way to mention damage to the "accessories" (of which there is no mention on the product page), and mention "large cosmetic damage".
i also would not be thrilled if that large tank had a big scrape along the side. i would not feel comfortable that some droid there looked it over and decided that the damage was "cosmetic". the catastrophic failure of such a thing is not a pretty picture.
and, sadly, i dont have a lot of faith in their ability to "repackage" something like this.
were you the neighbor asking for a recommendation, i would advise against it. if you went ahead, i would tell the kids to stay away from your house for a few weeks . . . . . of course, the youngest is a teenager now, and it is doubtful they would listen, but i digress . . . . .
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