Congrats Worfster
A guy I work with buys and sells alot on Ebay and he said he's always gotten his money back on bad deals. Usually from the seller, for something broken when he received it. You get scammers trying to beat the system. They send you something that they know is broken and then try to put in an insurance claim with the shipper.
Just glad everything worked out for you. I got scammed last winter for $150 and it was my own fault. I let my guard down and ignored the red flags and bam. When a deal is too good to be true, it usually is.