OK, so I am excited to go pickup my late 80s Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra that I won on eBay. I was a little concerned because it came from overseas. I pick up the box and feel a tell-tale thunk whenever I move the box from side to side. Great I think, the shipper didn't stabilize the frame inside the box before he closed it. I get home, grab my camera, and start to unpack. To my horror here is what I found upon opening the box







That's right...not a stitch of packing material to be found, so I start inspecting for damage. To my amazement it appears to be remarkably unscathed. Just some minor rubbing on the head tube(second pic) from the box, which came right off. No dents, the dropouts are straight, and no bent tubes from eyeballing it. The little box you see in the second pic contains the fork which was also not wrapped. It it just beyond comprehension that someone would think that this is acceptable packing. The scary part is that this does not appear to be the first frame the seller has sold. Yikes!

I guess I'll count myself lucky(?) and focus on getting her built up now