I am a bit disappointed that the truth never came out in the "deleted thread"
As psuedo names are used, shouldn't we allow the eventual outcome and truth to float to the top???

I have been collecting doubles for a short ten years compared to some. I often am amazed at how members with so little experience get taken, paying inflated prices for weapons of inferior quality. I believe that forums like this allow for guidance and opinions, sometimes wrong, but usually corrected, or right, and this debate is most important to give potential buyers a sounding board.

Knowledgeable posters such as 450/400, Cpt Curl, or Marraki offer information otherwise unknown to most. When claims are made and then questioned, isn't that how the truth comes out, how we learn? When posts are tampered with, what conclusion can be drawn?
A forum should, in my opinion, allow the accused to defend themself, which they will do effectively, IF they are telling the truth.

I never did believe in political correctness...call a spade a spade and let the chips fall where they may!!
JZ