Re: A request for some advice (please)

[Crossedout <Crossedout@aol.com>]

if the item is so cheap because it's missing those two items, GO FOR IT! 
Most
companies will hook you up with another manual, and almost *any* power 
supply
can be found somewhere, and if not, it can be built. 

Although, without a power supply, you can't test it to see if it works. If
it's a relatively common volatage and plug arrangement, go out and get a 
power
supply for it and use that to test it - better to spend $10 on a power 
supply
that you won't use than $150 on a device that doesn't work. 

Good luck. 

- Bill
Crossedout@aol.com