Hi nellebelles - ouch! But, you know what? My red flags went up that you got an email from a detective that "says" it was stolen??? I'd want some proof - which, of course you're going to have to show for the buyer protection refund anyway. I would suspect a partnership of selling and reclaiming that machine!
Just my two cents worth!
Sara
PS I bought a Bernina Deco embroidery machine on Ebay in 1999, and had a great transaction. However, the warranty did NOT transfer and my local dealer wasn't very cooperative about talking about anything except trading up! Classes were only if you bought from them, too...