Hi Steve, no the scuff wasn't buffed out.  I just felt that the bright flash made it seem a lot worse than it is.  It really does take a close look to notice.  More than happy to send anybody as many pics as they want.
I'm surprised too, Mike.  It's a rough market for anything that's not a crazy good deal.  I'm seeing a lot of hard to resist gear lingering out there.  I might just end up keeping these speakers around if my Audiogon ad expires  

  They really are phenomenal for the money!