Rare, although I think there has been at least one other in the last year or two. Since they receive an incompatible signal, it would be an expensive doorstop in the US. On the other hand, that means you could skip all that pesky electronic restoration
I would be nervous about shipping, for obvious reasons.
The bit about the missing chrome strip and black tape sounds familiar. I wonder if this has been on eBay before? Or perhaps they all have that problem.
Phil Nelson