So you rezzed the dead account, created a new 80 and then moved that to an existing account? Did this cost you one month's sub or did it allow you to move the 80 from the rezzed account on trial?
The first one I did, I subbed to get the mount for my main account/toon.

Other 2 I used scroll on, I did not sub and just moved the toons off of it.
If you have a looksie, when you use the scroll on an inactive account, that inactive account has free game time, and it shows up as "cancelled" thats why you can move toons off of a resurrected account using the scroll.

So the only cost is the transfer of the character off the resurrrected account and to where ever you send it too.

I just wanted some additional extra 85's, so the level 80's as you know are instant,and just put them onto desire active accounts and go back to forgetting about the dead account that became semi active at no cost.