For $20k you’d think you’d at least get the correct ral8000 selector switches.

 

A skilled cerakoter can also redo the serial engraving instead of masking off the entire area and leaving the original black anodizing.

 

it was reworked by tmc

 

"It is as close to a real G28 that you can get."
NO it is not - not a real deal G28 S&B optic set

Shades & mount block are fake

 

caveat emptor
the listing says "AS IS NO RETURNS!"

this type of crap really strikes a raw nerve with me - misrepresented crap on the market makes it harder for honest merchants IMHO

 

That and they could have touched up the bleed through at the 2

 

very sloppy work / if I paid someone to do that I would send it back

 

I don't know if that g28 engraving is correct font thickness either.

 

Everything about this looks wrong. Black text on the upper. The date code looks weird...and maybe too big? The G28 looks like the spacing is off on on it. Wrong selectors. Wrong scope. Masked off (poorly at that) serial number instead of properly cerakoting / reanno it. I'd say 5k for it at most personally.

 

It never ceases to amaze me, the level of detail you guys can pick out from a few photos... it's impressive!

 

This!! Blows my mind everytime.

 

Not that I would want it.....If I did I would tear it down and start over by getting the receiver done correctly. The used optics & mount is $4kish for a budget builder - S&B glass is some of the best on the planet

Aimpoint T-1 will bring $800 since no longer made (now it's T-2)

The cobbled up rifle $5kish - if a heavy barrel - flashhider looks correct - even if a clone - G28 FH were metric = heavy barrel would bring a premium - correct forearm and stock adds value.

Often the sum of the parts is > than the whole

There is value there - just not very "correct"

 

for $20k ($22k+ with taxes and fees) i would hope someone pays attention to the details on a purchase like this haha

 

I have sold a few five figure firearms and bought a few.
My preference is to buy an airplane ticket and go and look at it unless from a known seller with whom I have done business - at the very least like the old days - standard 3 day non-shooting approval return period.

Back in the day before the internet after a couple deals - often shipped & received guns "on approval" without prepayment - always paid and always got paid. Gun shows had guns - not beef jerky & flea market crap - times have changed. The great majority of gun dealers valued their reputation & didn't shovel crap...........

"as is no returns" = pass it by

 

This is a big red flag for me for a 20K gun.

Inspection/ Return Policy	AS IS - No refund or exchange

 

I learned a lot about what makes a good G28 clone and that buyer beware when purchasing an HK from this seller

 

"as is no returns" = pass it by

This is a big red flag for me for a 20K gun.

Inspection/ Return Policy	AS IS - No refund or exchange

I generally agree with this, but I also personally list everything "as-is, no return" simply because I don't know what someone has done to an item after it's left my possession, and I don't want to be swindled or taken advantage of. I try to represent the condition of my items in good faith and if someone comes back to me saying there's an issue that wasn't previously there, I have to question if/what they have done to it to cause that issue.

That being said, I generally believe people try to be honest and genuine and if I feel someone is being genuine about how they didn't receive what they paid for I try to take care of them. But there's a fine line there, and its hard to tell that apart from someone who has buyer's remorse and out of desperation will artificially create a reason to complain so they can get their money back, all the while leaving me with the empty bag and a damaged item/firearm. At least this is my philosophy as an independent, non-business entity listing items from my collection, or parts I have laying around.

However, I believe If someone is producing something, they should stand behind their workmanship. Or if someone is representing an item as one thing and its actually something else, or the item was represented in bad faith, then of course they should accept the return because that's the seller's fault for misrepresenting the item they sold.

 

@Rollerlock9
I think your thoughts are fair – just like I have reminisced about the quality of sellers years ago / buyers sometimes are goofy - they change their mind or sometimes don't even know what they're buying