be wary of buying receivers on Amazon - got my Onkyo 805 in a broccoli box

[jd213]

Well, sort of. I bought an Onkyo 805 from Amazon (NOT from a 3rd party selling on Amazon), and it was delivered to be outside of its original box (no styrofoam either, but it had its original protective wrapping I believe). It came in a plain large box that wasn't the best shape for a receiver, and there was insufficient packing material (two big pieces of wadded up brown paper, there was plenty of empty space left inside). It was delivered by UPS so I'm surprised there wasn't any external damage. Haven't hooked it up yet so I don't know if it's 100% functional or not, but if it isn't I'll certainly raise hell with Amazon.

I did let them know about my displeasure, and asked for them to either send a new unit with the original box or give me a 10% refund. They gave me the refund without any fuss (should've asked for more, ah well).

I've ordered smaller electronic items from Amazon, as well as large electronics from Amazon Jp, and this is the first time anything like this has happened to me (I did get the Bridge to Terabithia Blu-ray from them with a Sears price sticker on it). The unit didn't appear to be used, but I really hope it wasn't a stolen or floor display model or something like that...