Well, now the seller is giving me some grief over not being able to insure it through Auctivia because they don't insure tv's and wants to cancel the deal. I'm pretty persistant, so stay tuned.

The damage issued concerned me too, but it's a metal case and not bakelite. So the most likely damage will be to the CRT. Not that I want to try to replace it, but it probably can be replaced. (Of course with my luck someone will now tell me that's the rarest CRT ever made and only two are known to exist LOL)