ok so, call it being over tired or bored but i recently was on ebay late at nite n i decided to buy one of these $20 rotaries. i have swashdrives and recently purchased a stealth(which btw is pretty awesome considering) so i know the general rule is, u buy cheap u get cheap. this one machine was from brooklyn and had a cheesy imprint picture on it with a skull wearing a ny logo hat with "tattoo machine" around it.haha. being from ny n loving the cheese factor, i decided for $20 bucks, whats the harm. so after waiting eagerly to see how bad this machine is,after a few days, finally the machine arrives. when i opened the box up, utter confusion kicks in. it was as if someone with a shrink ray shot a reg sized machine n the result was this. the rca slot was so small that no rca out there could even fit, n the clip chord attachments were so tiny, it would prob rip off the machine if i hooked one on. no tube could fit in the opening n the tube they supplied with the machine fit but didnt allow n e room for the needle to sit. overall, i have no idea who made this or how they are selling them considering how unusable it is. needless to say, i am getting a refund n returning it. so, aside from showing off my stupidity here, i fig i needed to share just incase n e one else was on ebay late at nite n wanted to take a shot with one of these cheap machines.im kinda embarrassed but, atleast we know what to expect.
this is what the machine looks like on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/TOP-Black-Rotary...ht_4306wt_1097

n this is what the machine looks like in person.n yes,that is a reg size smurf.haha.

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hopefully, my curiosity will prevent someone elses to do what i did.haha.