This is a lot of wasted bandwidth.
1. The attempt was made to take advantage of inexperienced counter personnel at a large chain store.
2. It didn't work.
3. The seller is dismayed at the golden opportunity missed by the dealer to turn a tidy profit.
Is that about it?
The whole damascus/safe issue is just sour grapes.
Perhaps Cabela's is smarter than the poster thought and not about to make an offer on a loser. We get just one side of the story.
Proof is that the poster didn't come home with the 2001 stock gun. IF this story is square, that gun should have been a very good bargain.