Lochlan, I'm not sure if you just always respond to people with such negativity, but there is no need for it.
I sent a link to ebay because the site rules for this selling forum state EBAY user feedback as appropriate to confirm both the item for sale as well as the seller's trust-worthiness. You might want to re-read the rules if for some reason this rule strikes a nerve with you.
The cd rom system is indeed in very nice condition, as I stated in what we adults refer to as an opinion. It shouldn't warrant the way you apparently are used to talking to people. I also stated there were light scratches along the top of the system due to normal age that comes along with storage. I in no way called it a "kept in box its whole life and never used minty fresh holy grail of a beauty OMG OMG" but I have dealt with electronics my entire life, and even had many game systems growing up along with a turbo duo, and I collect most of them even now, so I know what wear can be expected by a teenager, and this system is ALOT better than that. There was absolutely no dust build up anywhere on or in the unit, and the board inside it was incredibly clean with no trace of any liquid spills, capacitor leaks, or bulging of any of the capacitors whatsoever. And I'm sure you also know that with the small number of US cd releases, even the average use of the US cd system is far from enough to wear out the unit like the japanese version. I'm not sure why you feel the need to call any of that a joke, as it is just plain rude.
I also noted that the cd rom attachment base had a scratch along the underside of it, due to my own need to give full disclosure of that item's condition and being nit picky myself about those kinds of things. I was not referring to the base attachment in any way when I stated the CD ROM UNIT'S CONDITION as being the nicest I had ever come across. Please reread the item description as I think you got the two mixed up there.