I really feel sorry for you fellows in the US. That kind of crap just doesn't seem to go on in Canadaicon. Now I've never dealt on any of your auction sites so I can't say one way or another but to tell the truth, the pics you showed aren't exactly decent representative pics. There are no decent overall shots or stock detail shots. That stock, looks very smooth, to me, for a wartime production finish. The buyer should have requested more pics. Personally, I wouldn't have bid on a so called excellent specimen with so few representative pictures. All in all, the old "Caveat Emptor" rule applies both ways. Buyer beware and Seller beware. I think you are telling the truth as you know it so don't get me wrong.

Unscrupulous individuals as described above would soon be booted off any Canadian sites, including this one.