I saw a rifle recently in an online auction catalog that looked familiar. It was presented as having very good wood. Ten days or so before the auction I sent an email asking if there had been a repair to the buttstock, and they replied that there was. When I received the rifle from a dealer years ago, it arrived with the buttstock broken in two just behind the grip. I kept it and made a repair. At the first opportunity I traded it off with full disclosure. I kept checking the auction site to see if they would add a note to the catalog. No such change to the description appeared. Some buyer paid several thousand dollars for the piece. He's bound to be upset if he ever takes a close look at his purchase. Buyer beware.
