I decided to call his bluff. I asked to see pictures of the damage and said that depending on how bad it was I might still be interested. His response was this:
"Unfortunately it was destroyed. I through it away. Again, we apologize for the inconvenience."
I mean, I find it pretty insulting that he thinks I would believe this. Not sure what else can be done considering I havent even found a way to leave negative feedback. So irritating. Anyways, hope you all at least got a kick out of this if nothing else. Attaching a photo of the conversation for full effect.
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