On a gun that factory records are available for, I say "Caveat Emptor". Anyone who will be potentially buying a vintage graded gun, that doesn't go to the expense, and take the time, to check the records, deserves what he gets. If I get so caught up in the moment that I buy a gun without vetting it, I deserve what I get.
That said, I would always do everything I could to let a potential buyer, even after I'm gone, know that the gun was not "per factory". I have always asked an engraver to leave some ID mark, that anyone would know if they examined it closely enough ............ initials, etc.
The notion that upgrading a gun is automatically an effort at deception, or counterfeiting, is alien to me. The vast majority of upgraded guns are made so for the owner's pleasure, not for financial gain, IMO.
SRH
