mbp core duo 1.8 optical drive issues?

[robfilms]

i ask because of a local craigslist mbp for sale. i should have realized that 1.83 was a 1st gen mbp. turns out the owner's 3yr old shoved 2 cds into the optical drive and they won't come out.

still, i could use a mbp because of the express slot.

thanks in advance to anyone who has a thought about a 1st gen mbp.

(or how to get the stuck cds out of the optical drive!)

be well

rob