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I have been lucky in my 40 years of trading sxs I had 2 great guys helping me,Russ Ruppell and Leo Bradshaw.How do we make a fair offer on a gun.I have been offered a very nice BHE with special engraving 1 frame 12 blue 75% case 25% but a really bad restock. Gun was offered at 6k offered below that.5k wood and restock and no collector value. Guy shutdown on me.I don't need the gun bit the engraving was.special.What do we do guess learn to walk.Your thoughts. Pipeliner

If you do not like it when your first buy it, you will like it less in the future

Walk. By shutting down, I think the seller walked. I really wouldn't worry if the seller has an "issue", I would tend to look out for the buyer by walking with zero regret. I'd be realistic about me, if you hope to convince a seller that you are soft hearted. That probably doesn't even enter their thought process. Many things have gotten away from probably all of us, but likely very few really special things.

Words of wisdom from Skeetx.

About the only smart thing I learned from a brother was "there is ALWAYS a better deal waiting". Now that was in regard to collector cars but it holds true for most everything. Don't always apply it but I'm only human.