Originally Posted by mellon
no where does he deny not selling them to me in the current state they are in.
I had noticed that and that's a valid point. I still think as soon as you receive something it should be looked at closely. He may have still had your money and a refund might have been a little more likely if you had found the damage right away.
I have bought new spare parts before and the warranty was out before I had the use for it and found I was out of luck when I discovered I had a defect out of the box. Lesson learned.