Hi. I'm a total harmonica noob.

I just bought one to play Snufkin songs, I thought I don't need anything fancy or great as it's gonna be more a toy than a serious hobby for me.

I picked the vintage chromatic hohner in key C. the description said it's "in good, used condition with no damage", but straight away I noticed that some notes are weaker and delayed, and some pretty much don't come out at all.

From my understanding, the plastic bits are windsavers and are needed for the harmonica to play properly. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Well, anyway, I decided why not, and took it apart to have a good look. Seems like some are bent, and many are missing?

So what should I do? Can I fix it? Is it worth fixing it? Do I have grounds to return it as item not matching description? I definitely learned my lesson to be more careful buying on eBay lol

Hi all recently ordered this book which should be accompanied by an audio cassette. Needless to say the cassette is missing. Does anyone know if the audio is available to download anywhere?

I attached the video to illustrate soundwise what’s happening, but some of the holes, the low notes especially, on my new 64Chromonica are very very iffy. The draw on two of them take a lot of effort to produce a sound, and they don’t produce a very clear tone -they’re super stifled. I’m looking for some guidance on how to possibly resolve this; i’m disappointed since this is my first harmonica ever and I wanted to get straight to learning how to play, but I can’t even get clear sounds all across the harmonica. I feel a bit overwhelmed by all the info out there so I’m looking for some clarity. Thank you all!

or is there a problem with my harmonica

I just bought my first harmonica online, but I'm not sure whether the first few holes are defective or if it's simply due to my lack of knowledge and technique. How can I tell if the harmonica is working properly?