Quote Originally Posted by Calif-Steve View Post
My buddy held the all-time high dollar record with CMPicon Auction. He paid over 8k for an M1C Garand. It had been re-parked and the wood very badly over-sanded. He was not happy, to say the least. I still don't think he can sell it for his cost, so I don't know about trends. If you pay too much, you have simply paid too much. Let the buyer beware applies on all transactions.
Amen! although I am a bit surprised some of the defects were nnot apparent on the datasheet they prepare and link to the auctions (M1icon's only AFAIK).

Regards,

Jim