The appearance is down rated because the pics clearly show the connector soldered to the motor. Mine motors came with the socket loose and it looks pretty tricky to solder it on. Not impressed as I may mess up the motor trying to solder this on. They were also delivered in just a plastic bag with no protection. The pins were a bit bent as are the connectors but surprised the encoders were still intact.l
Excellent motor performance according to the description, good torque.