Won an auction recently on Gunbroker pre-1898 SxS. Went to pick it up at the post office and was pleasantly suprised to see it packaging in great shape (I always worry) and when I opened it up I found it to be in "as described condition" with alot of case colors and the bores were nice. The barrels were in good condition as was the wood. All the good things that we all want in our latest purchase EXCEPT it was described and advertised as a 28 when in fact it was a 16 gauge.
I paid more than it was worth because of the gauge and would have paid more were it really an early 28. What would proper protocol now be? The seller has over 500 sales and an A+ rating thru Gunbroker. Which also makes me question how a 16 could be mistaken for a 28 (maybe a .410 or a 20 but not a 16). Just for the record I did save all correspondence and the gun is referenced as the 28 gauge several times in each e-mail.
He's away hunting so I have yet to bring it to his attention. Just thought I'd get others experiences to have as reference before I contact him.
