I think the whole thing was suspicious before we realized Matty was legit. Anybody who dealt with STB had the bad karma associated with them.
Perry was lucky to take the risk, even without a return policy..if the seller offered that, there would be more bids, plus, the seller may have been leary to remove the rust, and he didnt want to show it..Perry like myself, likes early carbines, but he likes minty WRA's, carbines and WIN13's too! :-)