He trusted the guy- hum- trust everyone, but always cut the cards- TWICE-- reminds me of the line in the great college spoof movie "Animal House"-- "Hey, you fucked up, you trusted us" Timmy Matheson as Otter- to some poor schmuck pledge--
I wouldn't make it very long as a gun dealer. It takes a special type of person to survive in that cut-throat game- where tricked up shotguns and rifles are sometimes (not always) sold at overly high prices to the un-knowing. Always do your homework before you even ask a dealer to handle on of his table displayed guns.
If you are at a show and there are shooting fields available, ask the dealer or one of his staff people to shoot the gun-test firing for function, perhaps a pattern board, and with the ammo They select- and offer to pay for that expense, whether you buy the gun or not.
Then, and again with their selected ammo, you shoot it to your satisfaction, then negotiate the final sales price- something you can't do at an auction.
