Dowser
Learning to bodge again..
Tray thing is the belt - if bad enough it will not close fully and so TOC will not even be attempted. Easy to change - you need to slide the disc tray all the way out - when it hits end stops there are 2 small plastic arms you need to bend back out of way to release it fully. Then there is a small plastic cover at front - lever it off and you see belt.
However, first try manually loading tray with no disc and watch laser - if it jiggles a bit, then moves around 1cm away from spindle and tries again, it means tray is fully closed and its trying to read TOC - if it doesn't with a disc in, most likely candidate is fecked laser. I've just ordered 2 from Donberg to try - if you have patience, I can let you know if they are decent replacements (lots are simply rubbish).
Was the courier damage real? Also possible someone bought it to be able to swap the laser and get an original one - then return it as faulty....
However, first try manually loading tray with no disc and watch laser - if it jiggles a bit, then moves around 1cm away from spindle and tries again, it means tray is fully closed and its trying to read TOC - if it doesn't with a disc in, most likely candidate is fecked laser. I've just ordered 2 from Donberg to try - if you have patience, I can let you know if they are decent replacements (lots are simply rubbish).
Was the courier damage real? Also possible someone bought it to be able to swap the laser and get an original one - then return it as faulty....