I just received an oddity as an eBay auction winner. I bid and won a 4-digit Buffalo LE. The flag# I won was in the low 3000's. When the package arrived the number on the box was in the low 5000's and didn't match the HL flag# within.

The Buffalo LE that was in the box had a flag# much lower than the box or the piece I originally bid on. I unwrapped it and noticed a small hole in the ventilator ball. Sure enough, it was a lightning rod piece without a lightning rod. I checked the hole with a common pin and it will easily accept a make shift rod as a replacement. I'll trim a bristle to size from Lorna's hair brush and this piece will once again proudly display a rod.

I didn't get what I bid on, then the flag# on the box didn't match the piece within, and now I ended up with another lightning rod piece as a surprise. I don't know whether I should be happy or sad. Just another eBay oddity, I guess.

:rolleyes: Bob :rolleyes: