What's so hard to understand? She was asked what she wanted for the gun. She replied (I'll inject a digit), "Thirteen", meaning thirteen thousand. He (the dealer) figured he'd make a try at scamming her so wrote her a check for thirteen hundred. Brian, knowing more about the piece says it's value was easily in the five figures bracket (meaning ten thou' or above).
Sad story, but unfortunately as long as we live on this earth we will hear of people who try to take advantage of others for money. I think it just bothers us worse because this gun community tries to police itself, in a way, but it goes on daily in all businesses. Widows or divorcees are taken advantage of by unscrupulous land buyers, timber buyers, home buyers, the list is very long.
