Just curious if anyone has ever seen this. I got this bulb straight out of the package missing its metal conductor. It didn't fall off during shipping at any point cause it was not in the box anywhere. It obviously came straight from the factory this way. The vendor I got it from was amazing about replacing it, didn't even ask that it be sent back just said discard it. I hate like hell throwing away a brand new bulb but its obviously no good for use unfortunately.