How should I handle this?

[MONOLITHIC]

Your mom gave you some great advice. I need to start following that as well - even if the seller has 100% positive feedback.

Still, Redbenjoe is right tho... Depending on how detailed the description is, I'll be asking sellers questions in the future.

 

[floyd]

nowadays most seller don't even know what a cassette is ,i guess the only thing you could have done is ask specific questions about the functionality of the box before you bid, most of the time the seller do not test the cassette deck because they think that no one uses cassettes anymore so why bother ,if they only knew huh.lol .

 

[Radio raheem]

Mono that is a damn nice mini probbly worth over $100 i think you made the right desision

 

[MasterBlaster84]

Moma gave good advice, I guess that means I won't be paying over $25 for any boombox from now on.
I agree with leaving no feedback, I've done that a few times myself.