I agree with Kensal on the buffing issues, and I'd certainly factor in the cost of refinishing into the price. But I'm not certain of the bodgery part. I've never tried hot bluing, but I've read that steels with a high nickel content can turn purple after bluing. I have a Mauser model 66S with .30-06 and .243 barrels in as new condition that has never been reblued, and the receiver has turned purplish. The rest of the blued steel is a very deep blue black, and I assume it did not leave the Mauser factory with a purple receiver. The original owner who I bought it from told me it changed color while in storage, and thought it might have something to do with the Clenzoil he wiped it down with. I seriously doubt that Clenzoil had anything to do with it.
