A lot depends on the recoil pad, although any pad on a Brit gun (except maybe a heavy fowler) is almost always an aftermarket modification, probably by a boorish American
, and seen as an unfortunate choice that detracts from aesthetics and value -- especially if the stock has been cut, as will almost always be the case. The only exception may be a nice leather-covered pad, which I've always thought was both handsome and practical. However, I think a hard rubber buttplate is almost certainly how a fairly modest Greener would have left the shop. Valuation-wise, I'd consider a leather-covered pad as having no affect on value, a solid red Silvers-type as being worth a $100-200 discount, and any other kind of pad as a $300 discount, because that's about what a leather-covered replacement will cost, which is what it needs.
As to the crack, any crack in the wood is worth looking at, although not all are really a problem ... some are structural and others only superficial. Does it look old and stable? Can you get it to open at all if you carefully flex the stock? If structural, it will need to be repaired, and you'll want it done right by someone with a lot of experience, which will cost at least $100, especially if you have to ship the gun.
Neither of these issues alone or together are cause to pass on the gun, but they are definitely negotiating points. Of course, the dealer may claim he's already discounted the gun accordingly, and perhaps he has. Good luck. TT
