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[miniman82]

Originally Posted by jr_tech

Does the box show any sign of damage? it would take a fairly severe bump to dislodge the shadow mask spring clips from the posts on the inside of the front panel.

No, actually the box was perfect! I was half expecting to get a pile of crushed glass in the mail, but Hawkeye packs them very well. It was mailed with the face pointing down resting on a pile of foam, with a cardboard piece at the base of the bulb to keep it from shifting. There's basically no way for the neck to break, and I doubt it sustained any sort of shock in transit.

I'll try the box trick, but I'm not so sure I'll be able to 'nudge' the mask back into position if that is in fact what happened.