He had contacted me about rebuilding those shocks a while back, and I told him I would not work on them because of their condition, inability to get parts, etc. It was a liability. He sent me a message back like 5 days later telling me that he had them rebuilt by ohlins for cheaper than I would have done them for (Obviously BS, and I told him I wouldn't work on them in the first place).
He mentioned in the shoutbox a while back that he just wanted to unload them and get something different. He knew what he did, and obviously was out to try to screw someone.
Hopefully you get your shocks back, or if there's any way I could help you out on those shocks, let me know.