My suggestion would be to purchase it, scan it, then return it, to be honest.
eh, ebay usually always has a 30 day protection policy 
Please, don't be that kind of asshole.
When you abuse eBay's "Money Back Guarantee", the seller is forced to refund ALL the money, including shipping cost. Here in Europe you even have to pay an additional €19 "managing fee" to eBay.
This dick move could cost the seller up to 40 bucks, depending on the shipping cost and region. So don't do that.
No need to be an asshole at all. Throw $10 into the box and say thank you lol? If it costs $40, throw in $50 as a thanks ($40 out of $70 is some Hell of shipping fees!). Half the time I contact people and they are fine with it once I let them know why I am looking for the box and trying to preserve it on the internet for others to grab for free. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Hell, I've even gotten scans from sellers themselves after I have explained who I was and what I was trying to do and they didn't need to ship it to me. There's always options. But again, as a last resort, you can always buy it and return it.
Also for OP, please don't mind PX0, he legit hates me.
Must have slept with his wife/mother or something in the past ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ bwahahaTrue dick move in this case is not allowing returns, but hey, keep yelling at those who are in your face lol. I was just pointing out that "you can still return items even if they don't accept them, eBay has a 30-day guarantee policy that overrides any sellers choices.". So even when it looks like you can't return an item, you most likely always can.
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ultimate dick move (now that you got me thinking) would be receive the item, scan it, BEND it, say that it arrived damaged, then start the return process. That way, the seller is then out $40 in fees and will receive a damaged item in return that they can no longer sell

