I purchased from an individuals first posting on Gun Broker, and he had poor quality grainy pictures. I sent him several large US Postal money orders and waited . . . . I had read two discussions on internet forums about his auction & guys were saying it was a scam & they were not bidding. However, after talking to the seller (and having him send me a picture of that days newspaper next to it) I decided it was worth the chance. It tirned out to be MUCH better than I had anticipated.