We help everybody out dude,i can not see what hè s got in his wallet......

No problem, dude. Buying a player from eBay, regardless of the make/model, is a risky proposition... Either from the accuracy of the description of the condition of the player to the way it was packed/shipped.

TLK

Here is more info on my "mediocre" player. (lol)

The broken part name is "CLD pickup assembly" (I think). This is based on the Pioneer website which, of course< has no pictures available. The part number is VWT1110 and has a web price of $134.75.

Fortunately, this part also fits 15 other Pioneer players. Go to the Pioneer website and look up the part number and you will find a list of them.

Does anyone have the pickup assembly at a reasonable price? I would even consider a used pickup as long as it works, of course. Meanwhile, I will try to contact the seller of the player one more time. If I have no success, I will take the issue up with E-bay. Maybe I can get the seller to pay for a replacement pickup or refund my money (I know that either one maybe a stretch).

You only need to contact the seller once. You should really contact eBay soon, it's been something like two weeks, right? That seems like a pretty reasonable time to wait for response from a seller.

You buy a new motor holder VNL1779 as long as the motor itself did not tear off the ribbon cable and you have the gears. You do not need the pickup assy you mentioned.

If the motor holder is the cast metal piece (like a sled) that the optics and the transit motor are attached to, I can get a new one from Pioneer for $4.23. I am not sure what you mean by having the gears. I have the gear that broke off the motor holder and it has a piece of the drive shaft still in its center. The transit motor is still attached to the motor holder as is the laser. Neither one was damaged that I can see.

I wish I could display images of the pickup assembly that I took but Photobucket will not let me upload any right now. I will continue to work on this as a "picture is worth yada yada yada".

Also, I sent a message to the seller last thursday (5/24). I will give them until tonight to answer. If no answer, I will lodge a complaint with E-bay. We will see how far that goes.

More on my CLD-D406 player:

I let E-Bay know what was going on and I got a fast reply from the seller. To make a long story short: The seller is an authorized Pioneer service center and they offered to supply whatever parts I need to repair the player without charge. I sent a message to them accepting their offer and explained what the player's symptoms are. I am now waiting for a return message. So far, this looks good.

well, if they are authorized then they should take it back, repair it and return it back to you.
you shouldn't have to do the repairs if they are experts

OR, they are authorized but don't know how to test or fix LD players