I don't see anything wrong with it from the photos. I also think that this guy could be scamming as well. I know whenever I have purchased anything on eBay, I usually take a bit to read details about everything and go from there. I have contacted sellers but mostly to thank them for having this out for me to buy. I have never had any issues where whatever was for sale wasn't in good condition when it got to me, but I guess because all those I've bought from have done an outstanding job packaging items like they were glass.
I hope you can get this resolved without getting any unwanted headaches.