If it's that bad you could always buy ONE new piston. Probably about 45 bucks for a piston like that if it's not salvageable. I agree, he should have disclosed.

I've always wondered about used pistons, are they safe to use? I can see ones used with floating pins being okay for reuse, but what about ones used w/ pressed pins? With the heat that area is under then the pin is pressed in the rod and all...