A couple of months ago I won the bid for a Browning 40-65 rifle on Gunbroker. The seller had a very good rating, was a BPCR shooter that was previously a very active shooter that had shot the Nationals at Raton several times, but due to age related health issues had to stop shooting. He rates the rifle at 95% plus and the rifle includes the sights, sight inserts and a set of dies. He says he has a Jones mold for sale also which he says had previously held the 200 yd group record for caliber. I agree to buy it for a premium price as not having to work up a new load sounded great. Sounds good so far.
I request my regular FFL to send a copy of their license to him. A couple of days later I hear they refuse to send one to an individual as previously had someone steal, alter it and cause numerous problems. OK, I find another one that will handle it.
Then the fun starts. When I receive the rifle I find the bluing on the muzzle almost completely worn off, the underside of the barrels bluing is well worn from shooting off of cross sticks and the kicker is that below the front sight block that was installed are 4 more holes that some hack had wrongly drilled and tapped. One set was noticeably off center too. Then there was a scratch on the side of the receiver to boot. I think I would be generous to rate it at 85%.
To top it off the box he sent the mold, loading dies and sight inserts in was sent to the gunshop instead of me. The PO shows it was delivered, but they insist they never got it. The seller never insured it even though I paid far more for shipping and insurance than necessary. I feel it was his responsibility to insure it and to reimburse me for the missing items. He believes he is under no obligation since he did ship them. What is your opinion?