Nothing would give me more pride than owning any bit of Laserium history but sadly, I don't have the room in my garage for it. I don't think I have the skills to do this bit of kit justice. I can vouch for Simon, if anyone needed it. I bought my LD2K from him in 2010ish and it was a smooth transaction. I hope you can recover a bit of what you lost on this but as you said, it's not the money. Losing your sanity as well as the disappointment from a passion gone awry... Hopefully this equipment will find a good home with someone who can restore it to its full glory.
It's a shame to get scammed but even worse to have someone on this forum build up a good reputation and then blow it, hitting many people with the fallout. Marc and Jon seem to be the biggest offenders. It's sad and as others have said, I am sorry you had to experience it.
If you're the smartest person in the room, then you're in the wrong room.