I am the seller of this television, this is the exact condition of the set when I found it and brought it home from a neighbor's house. In fact, this was debated on these forums back in Spring of 2005 when we posted pics of this set here. Nobody could explain why the set is this way but as I've stated, I can't see any obvious sign that legs were removed or cut off. It was in a family room of a neighbor's house and hadn't been used in over 20 years. It wasn't built-in or in an alcove of any kind, just sitting on the floor in the middle of the wall. There are clear and numerous pictures on the auction that shows the condition of the set, I'm not trying to pass off any "discrepancy" or flaw that isn't disclosed - I know little to nothing about these units so what you see is what you get ;-) and I'll do my best to answer any questions I can.