The Ethics of Gun Sales

[John Sabato]

Michael... I think that Ron Wood and Jerry Burney have best represented your circumstances in their comments...

In my own humble opinion, the pre-knowledge of the damage is only implied by the seller's statements and without photographic evidence of the damage prior to shipment to you, there is no way to prove that he knowingly sold a damaged piece, OR that you are not responsible for the perceived damage since you took possession.

This may not have involved the "expensive tuition at Luger University" about which Tom Armstrong often speaks in connection to Luger collecting, but I feel your pain in ending up with a firearm that you feel may not be worth what you paid for it.

Unfortunately, Caveat Emptor is not just a cliche'