FYI: (Scuzz got a reply from the seller saying that he'd be willing to give a refund after Scuzz had returned the item) Regards, Andrew B aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk Scuzz wrote: Hi Back to square one on the Acorn...Just had the Acorn arrive and the #*$! head used the original box to ship it to me... Read my email to him: The Acorn arrived today. I feel you should send me my money back. I purchased from you a computer in a box... IN A BOX. It was the box I purchased along with the computer. I was also buying the box. I wanted the BOX. You have destroyed the most important item of the purchase. If you were not prepared to ship the box as advertised then you should not have offered the BOX for sale. As a collector the BOX is the most important part. You left it exposed to be damaged, stuck labels all over it, and destroyed it with selotape. I wasn`t interested in a busted computer I wanted the box. In over 1800 purchases on Ebay I have never actually had the item being sold destroyed by the seller before. Do you understand what you did. It was like selling a rare stamp then sticking it to the envelope. I am so angry you cannot believe. Your Auction reads..` in its original box complete with mouse ` Why do you think people buy old computers... Goodness me. I`m very very unhappy. Breaks my heart. [ end post ] And so another valuable retro item is destroyed. The search goes on... ar hum. scuzz