I'm looking for a replacement (new or in excellent condition) unibody casing (top only) for a 17-inch mid-2009 macbook pro. Thanks.

Hi,
    I've dented my Macbook Pro and I was wondering if someone out there might be interested in selling the part that I need, which is the top casing to a mid-2009 unibody Macbook Pro 17". I know that these things exist (sometimes) on eBay and iFixit, but I was originally hoping to get a new part, not a used one, since it's difficult to know the exact state of the part when buying online.
    Thanks.

To 'sig': I failed to mention it before (I was going to, but abstained myself in the end), but I think you meant 'classifieds' (with an 's' at the end, as in 'advertisements'); we all know these forums are certainly not 'classified', but then again this other most graceful reminder will hopefully serve to further warn participants that this is most clearly not the place for classified postings.

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