I’m glad that your spidey senses were tingling - that other deal was for sure a scam. It is frustrating when those things happen but it is good you stayed strong.
Getting new stuff listed is always great! My wife sold all her stuff a few years back and we picked the right time too. Sold a bunch of the things we had for pretty good mark ups that now are fractions of what we sold it for. Time the market just right lol