Victoria's population is in the several millions, but the numbers of enthusiasts of vintage British double guns numbers at best in the low several hundreds - there's a really good chance he would find out who got them if he missed out.
Yes Jack, I probably was trying to convince myself it would be ok to bypass the dealer and buy "wholesale" - and struggling!
As it is, if I sell one there (likely), he'll make a margin on that, and if I buy one or two of the three on offer he'll get his margin on those too (provided he actually gets their sales in the first place...).
RG
