If you do decide to sell it PLEASE sell me a controller. I've been after one for a while. That said the consoles come up reasonably on ebay from time to time. Depending on your model there is a page for donor cd rom drives.
Yeah this is the first time a shipment from the UK has taken this long. Not your fault I know but its a nail biter. Mine has been in LANGLEY HWDC since the 24th...BAH