Could use some good advice. Here's my dilemma I just purchased new old stock Lionel JLC Allegheny. Just received today and unboxed and what I was afraid of come true I did find damage to the tender. The rear truck assembly was broken in several pieces so much where springs and other pieces came tumbling out once I lifted the tender out of the box. One of the wheels also came out since the casting assembly is completely broken. I Have a feeling Lionel doesn't stock any parts from this JLC version but perhaps the tooling is exactly the same for the legacy version and I'm still able to purchase that part. Any recommendations? I'm waiting to hear back from the seller who I believe is authorized Lionel dealer. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated do I just try to get a refund after sending back if possible or since this is a rare item and that everything else seems operational do I see if I can still get the part and go through the hassle of disassembling the tender.
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