CRyan, Precisely the line of questioning I had. The guy said escrow is fine, so that's a good sign. He also says the warranty is valid, but I agree with you that a call to Pioneer may yield a different answer. I'll also check AVS for more background on eBay deals as Mike suggests.
There is a guy on eBay, claims he has a bunch of 50" Elite Plasma's, new in the box, that he picked up from a dealer on the east coast that went out of business. Claims the 2-yr Pioneer factory warranty still comes with it, everything is perfect, etc, etc. Asking $4,950/ea. I'm skeptical for...