So yeah, I got that "reasonably priced" (still $250) G220fb that was recently on ebay. Of course it wasn't packaged properly, with nothing wrapped directly around the display itself. It was set into the box, and bubble wrap placed around the monitor, with as little as one layer of small-bubbles along the corners. Of course the monitor moved around, without any sufficient padding, and a hit to the left destroyed the front bezel, and broke the upper tube mounts at minimum. I have received a refund, but of course no return label, so now I have this damaged part here that would require me to pay more for disposal if I go that far.

I powered it on and the monitor does power on. No-signal message appears bright, so the tube seems like it may be okay and not heavily burned in, at least without further testing. The functional parts may be good to keep in the world if nothing else.

I have gathered all the plastic shards from the shipping box, so I can try to reassemble the outer shell as best I can. The first issue is that the side tabs, which I believe cover two of the front-panel screws, aren't flipping open as I expect they should. Service manual here: https://www.morere.eu/IMG/pdf/viewsonic_g220f … vice_manual.pdf I'm not sure I should post pictures - it's gruesome and heart-breaking to see a nicer 21-inch monitor in this condition!

Has anyone here had one of these apart? Is there a trick to getting access to these? It appears that the rear casing should separate with only 4 screws.

Lastly, I haven't had great luck with using acetone plus ABS (3d printer filament) to repair a cracked 20-inch crt stand in the past, which I slowly layered on over a 2-week long period of time, allowing to cure until hard for each layer. The new material I added ended up cracking after a couple weeks of monitor weight being on it. Any other recommendations on repair and filler material?

Thanks in advance