Any skipping issues with the Koala tube CD player?

I wasn't suggesting that you soldier anything. If that's the case, have someone else do it. I only meant to change it if it has a connector that plugs into the board.

Thanks a lot for your suggestion, Lindisfarne. Actually, Tom Hills of Hudson Audio, NJ had this CDP for some weeks in his shop, he said "the player is not skipping, if it will skip in the future, change the transport," I got it back to (IL) and that affair did cost me $254, including the shipping back-and-forth. The next day, it was skipping again.

Thanks for your response Davehrab. I can only see one of the rails, and I tried to wipe it. That attempt was not helpful. I tend to think that since this CDP stayed in the shop of the authorized service person for some weeks (and he said, "the player is not skipping here in my shop," and I got the CDP back; perhaps, that service person should have wiped those rails, since he charged me more than $165 for his service, plus shipping. Maybe, he did not, I am not sure. (I live in a small town in central Illinois, and there are not much of electronics shops who can de-install something if necessary and lubricate those rails for me; I knocked every possible door in my town.) When one pays so much $$$ at the beginning for such a CDP, it becomes quite hard to discard it.

ask to redo or charge back via bank.

Actas,
Sounds like you have already lost enough on this I say it't time to toss it and find a more reliable one. Life is too short to deal with unreliable gear and repair folks who don't know what they are doing.