[paulsherwin]

As Michael says, always visually inspect speaker drive units. Lots of people like to use speakers with the fronts removed, as they think it makes them look or sound better. When these people also have young children then the potential for damage is obvious.

There's nothing wrong with knowingly buying damaged speakers if the price is right of course. They can usually be repaired, or the damage may be just cosmetic and may not affect the sound.