Since you live in Phoenix, getting an accurate appraisal is going to be easy. Contact Ralph Shattuck out in Peoria, he is one of the worlds leading collectors/dealers and he does appraisals. He and Nancy will most assuredly be going to the Big Reno Show this weekend and will be setting up on Thursday so he might not be available right away. Contact info---Web site-
http://www.worldoflugers.com
Address-- 19044 N. 98th Lane, Peoria --phone--623-566-0551--email--Ralph@WorldOfLugers.com
if you do get a good estimate keep it to yourself until everyone here has exhausted thier guesstimates. If Ralph is at the show I'll let him know you will probably be contacting him.
About the seller, if you ever see them again just walk on by, unless you like to see grown men cry.