Well this was no fault of the trader, my tape was shipped to me pretty fast and when i opened it up and saw that it was destroyed and damage from being thrown around. I was so disgusted because I was going to watch the tape on the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving. So it's a first time for everything and I have to move on. Has this happened to anyone else more than once?

Originally posted by Sitcom Analyzer
Well this was no fault of the trader, my tape was shipped to me pretty fast and when i opened it up and saw that it was destroyed and damage from being thrown around. I was so disgusted because I was going to watch the tape on the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving. So it's a first time for everything and I have to move on. Has this happened to anyone else more than once?

I've had tape containers broken, too, because they weren't packaged properly. As long as the tape itself is all right, you can replace the tape container, but you must be very careful, doing it with a steady hand. My husband's become an expert at doing this. :)

Yes you can do that! and yes you have to have a steady hand! My boyfrind has spent hours doing that! lol It's crazy but it works!:wave:

actually, it's not as hard as it seems.
1. remove screws.
2. hold plastic case together.
3. sit cassette with windows up.
4. carefully lift top portion.
5. do the same with another cassette that has a good shell.
6. remove tape spools, from both & switch.
the trick is to look at the tape path before removing the spools and put the tape back in the same exact path.
also, if you don't put the cassette windows up before opening it, everything will fall out.
if you have any questions about how to do this, please ask...I have years of experience fixing damaged tapes.

Martin :wave: